Our article highlights that there is an interrelationship between the competitive strategy of the retailer, the core competencies, the direction of internationalization, and the extent and nature of adjustment. The strategy defines the core competencies and business model that the retailer...

In order to meet with the obstacles of market saturation and the resulting cut-throat competitionin the home countries of most of the top food retailers, they use the chance to participate in theincreasing standard of living in Asia, South America and Central- and Eastern Europe. Thus,retail...

Internationalization is one of the most important trends in retailing today. This process is not new, however hasaccelerated in the last two decades. It was less than 30 years ago that almost all of the world’s retail firms were purenational firms with a negligible share in foreign markets....

In order to meet with the obstacles of market saturation and the resulting cut-throat competition in the home countries of most of the top food retailers, they use the chance to participate in the increasing standard of living in Asia, South America and Central- and Eastern Europe. Thus, retail...

Internationalization is one of the dominant trends in retailing today. When going abroad retailers often export their business models and require their suppliers to adjust to them. Therefore, retail internationalization has a strong impact on the food supply chain. In this context our article...

Internationalization is one of the most important trends in retailing today. This process is not new, however has accelerated in the last two decades. It was less than 30 years ago that almost all of the world’s retail firms were pure national firms with a negligible share in foreign markets....