All the world's a shop
Article Abstract:
International growth of retail markets began in the 1970s and expanded further in the 1980s. Global retailing is now a possibility because of reduction of trade barriers and the homogenization of consumer preferences. Retailing will find the transition to a single European market quite easy.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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Click, clunk, shop
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Interactive shopping could change retailing by putting the customer in charge. Retailers who ignore the possibilities of home shopping may fall behind. The first things to be sold will be durable goods, but some enterprising retailers are already selling non-perishable food products.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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The perils of popularity
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Nakauchi heads retail chain Daiei in addition to being a writer, musician and baseball team owner. He is a low-price leader in industry and runs a $32 billion-per-year operation. Competition has affected Daiei, however. The company's finances are profiled.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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