A note from the publisher

Citation

(2001), "A note from the publisher", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 29 No. 12. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijrdm.2001.08929laa.002

A note from the publisher

Emerald, the new name and vision for MCB UP Ltd

For 2002 the publishers of this journal will be changing their trading name from MCB UP Ltd to Emerald. You may wonder why! Well basically it is to reflect the success of our Emerald Fulltext database – our electronic database which, along with much other material, contains current and archival content of this journal. As a reader you will almost certainly know the Emerald name because electronic usage of the material contained in our journals has doubled every year since 1996 and the trend continues. Here are some interesting statistics representing the performance of the Emerald database in 2000:

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  Nearly 1 million user sessions in 2000.

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  Over 5.5 million articles delivered to users in 2000 (more than 16,000 per day).

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  Between January 2000 and May 2001 the number of academic institutions with access to the Emerald Fulltext database more than tripled.

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  Of the world's top business schools 92 per cent choose Emerald journals and 93 per cent of them have contributed articles to Emerald journals ("top" business schools based on Financial Times business school rankings 2000).

Why are we telling you this? Well, partly to explain why this journal will look different in 2002 and why it will carry a new logo. We will be introducing a new logo and giving all our titles a new cover design for 2002 to reflect the Emerald brand. More importantly, however, frequently it is the case that the users of material published in our journals are also potential suppliers (authors).

If you are thinking of submitting an article for an Emerald journal in 2002 please be assured that you will have the full reach of the Emerald Fulltext database on your side to ensure that your work reaches the widest, global audience.

Forthcoming for IJRDM in 2002

The early issues for the 2002 volume will have a strong focus on global retailing. One issue aims to deal with major global retailers and their strategies. This will include a consideration of the strategies of Wal-Mart and Carrefour on the world stage. Other issues will feature pieces on aspects of internationalisation – such as international price comparisons and divestment and the international process.

Articles are drawn from a range of authors and cover a variety of topics. The 2002 volume will have contributions from countries including Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Finland, The Netherlands, Australia, and the USA. In addition to the topics mentioned previously 2002 will feature articles focusing on such areas as cost perceptions of service encounters, relationship quality, leadership style, retail co-operatives and online grocery.

The 2002 volume will also feature four "Retail Insights" issues covering such topics as efficient customer response (ECR) and planning issues in areas such as planning for multi-leisure parks.

Anne Marie Doherty and Barry Quinn of the University of Ulster will be Guest Editing a special issue on "Retail franchising". This special issue will aim to provide an eclectic collection of articles on contemporary research in the field, drawing together current strands of academic enquiry and providing and indication of future needs and directions in the field. The sorts of topics to be covered include:

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  theoretical perspectives on retail franchising;

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  strategic and operational issues; and

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  the internationalisation of retail franchising systems.

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