Applied behavioral science has made its mark identifying and correcting for cognitive biases and noise as causes of “irrational” decision-making that lead individuals to act against their self-interest. However, its reliance on surfacing behavioral insights largely through decontextualized...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of music‐based tourism in the context of the childhood locations of music icons from the 1950s and 1960s. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley are selected and fieldwork is carried out in Hibbing, Liverpool,...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published in International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, published by and copyright Emerald.

Purpose – This paper sets out to provide an evaluation of population characteristics and historical trends for immigrant Turks within the mainstream German population with a view to informing target marketing strategies aimed at this growing and important segment. Design/methodology/approach...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, published by and copyright Emerald.

Purpose – The introduction, implementation and enforcement of new laws governing the conduct of business can result in substantial additional costs to retailers. Focusing on small to medium sized (SME) retailers in rural areas and market towns, the study reported here aims to provide an...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, published by and copyright Pergamon.