The benefits that rigorous analysis can have for retail-store portfolio management in guiding and informing investment decisions (store expansion, closure, extension, refascia, and acquisition) is well established within the economic geography research literature. However, studies of retailers...

W<sc>ood</sc> S. and R<sc>eynolds</sc> J. Establishing territorial embeddedness within retail transnational corporation (TNC) expansion: the contribution of store development departments, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Establishing territorial embeddedness within host regions in international retail expansion is well known to...

Most companies aim to identify different groups of attractive customers in order to offer them appropriate products and/or services. To do this, companies need market segmentation. There is, however, a problem with the standard methods employed in market segmentation. The static inductive...

The forecasting of sales from potential store development opportunities is typically supported by quantitative modelling techniques, which vary in their sophistication and practical application between retail firms. While previous research suggests analysts reach outcomes by blending modelled...

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the ways in which chief executive officers (CEOs) communicate via Twitter and help develop guidelines for effective tweeting strategies that can leverage Twitter in leadership communication. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conduct a large-scale...