Within the rapidly changing world of higher education in the UK, links between universities and industry are assuming ever increasing importance. Focuses on one such link, namely the award‐bearing management development programmes developed for companies by the Department of Retailing and...

Looks at electronic retailing in comparison with fixed store (r)etailing and explores a number of concerns regarding the development of electronic retailing in the UK. Offers examples of a number of successful (r)etailers then goes on to discuss the advantages and challenges of (r)etailing....

This article provides market intelligence, by way of a narrative case study, relating to online retailing in an unusual setting. While the transaction between business and customers is generally seen as very much the dominant element in such retailing, customer‐to‐customer interactions are...

During the past 30 years the balance between retail development in “out of town” as opposed to “town centre” locations has been a recurrent theme in retail planning policy debates and policy initiatives within the UK. This paper reviews the continuing growth and diversification of...

Outlines the origin and development of factory outlet shopping centres in the UK and explores some of the tensions and relationships between developers, planners and retail operators, as a means of helping to understand the development and property management process.

There is growing interest in town centre management schemes in a umber of towns and cities in the UK. Some of the major elements within such schemes are outlined.

Sociology has received little attention in the UK′s first generation of undergraduate retail degrees. Suggests that in some ways this is a surprising omission and offers some simple thoughts on the links between sociology and retailing. Stresses the importance of shopping as a social activity...

Provides a lighthearted view of post‐modernist links with retail marketing via the UK soap opera Coronation Street .

Within the UK, the continuing development of out of town retail outlets is well documented in the literature. The process is usually depicted as a set of four waves. However, all four waves focus on the retailing of goods rather than of services. Asserts that there are growing indications that...

During the past decade research into retail regulation has become one of the key themes in the “new retail geography” but most of the work in this genre has been focussed on the retailing of goods and more particularly on food retailing. This paper is based in the retail services sector and...