We examine whether retail consumers change their shopping behavior in response to firm-specific negative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) news. Using consumer foot traffic data, we provide evidence that negative ESG news affects consumer foot traffic negatively in U.S. counties where...

This paper quantifies the degree of competition among Wal-Mart and different retail channels by exploiting a unique dataset that describes a consumer’s choice of store. Using a discrete choice model, I estimate a consumer’s choice of retailer in the sales market for DVDs among online, mass...

Location is an impactful but irrevocable driver of retail store performance. Unless retailers rely on their gut feelings for finding high potential locations, they have to invest in extensive location research, calibrating performance models on expensive rich data (e.g., income or education of...

Majority of brick-and-mortar retailers in India assume that; (a) stores in locations where there is higher consumer walk-ins/traffic generate higher revenue and profit, (b) consumers spend is higher in premium locations, (c) it is easier to attract consumers if the store is located in malls, (d)...

We consider the location problem for retail service facilities, consumer-facing storefronts that provide a service and compete with other retailers to some degree or the other. Location is one of the most important strategic decisions for a retail firm. It is a risky and often an irrevocable...

Store presence insist an guaranteed support, and an Efficient proven skill for the development of the business, powerful improvisation and a section boundary, which does not create any wear way effectively. Dedication is a root cause which create an imperviousness to a message communicated with...

We analyze the contracting problem between a shopping mall and potential anchors (large stores) in a market where consumers with high search costs must choose shopping destinations prior to learning prices. Our model incorporates the interaction between contracting and asymmetric firm sizes into...

Since fruit and vegetables stores are gaining significance in organized sector, it is required to study the reasons behind their success. Various factors affect the growth of these stores such as their store location, product variety, product quality, etc. This study attempted to find whether...

With few exceptions, today's retailers sell products across multiple categories. One strategic consideration of such retailers is product location, which determines how easy or difficult different categories are for customers to access. For example, grocery or department stores determine which...

The current study aims to use immersive technologies to examine how: (1) store design, (2) sensory pleasantness, and (3) store’s perceived luxury influence brand and product evaluation for an FMCG food brand. A total of 668 participants were immersed in a 180-degree, dome-shaped virtual...

Traditional sets of attributes characterizing shopping centres need to be updated to relate to new specific consumers' needs and choices, to ensure the survival of shopping centres. To this end, this chapter revisits shopping centres’ attributes in the light of consumers' choices of actual...

"The retail sector is an integral part of a national economy. From the political economy perspective, all consumer goods have surplus values locked up in them; the surplus values are not realized until the consumer goods are purchased by consumers through various distribution channels. As such,...

Geomarketing has become a critical domain for most of companies dealing with retailing and services for the three last decades. Usually, retail and service companies utilize geomarketing to make decisions about store location, trade area delineating, and customer plotting. Little by little new...