International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 20 Issue 6

RETAILING IN EASTERN EUROPE: AN OVERVIEW

Helmut Seitz

Describes the economic situation and general structure of retailingin Eastern Europe. Presents market research data on the organization ofretailing and wholesaling in the former…

RETAILING IN EAST GERMANY

Fritz Woldt

Describes the basic conditions created by monetary union of the twoGerman states in mid‐1990 for Western retail companies to establishbusinesses in former East Germany. Major…

RETAILING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Tomas Krasny

Reviews the nature of retailing in Czechoslovakia today and seeksto explain the reasons for its present unsatisfactory state. Forty yearsof central planning removed the developed…

RETAILING IN POLAND

Andrzej Werwicki

Discusses the changes in the structure of Polish retailing since1982. Reference is made to the failure of the economic reform programmeattempted by the socialist regime in Poland…

WEST GERMAN RETAILING GOES EAST

C.M. Clarke‐Hill, T.M. Robinson, R. Foot

Explores the activities of former West German retailers in the fivenew Lander of the former German Democratic Republic. Tracks thedevelopments to date of 18 major German retailers…

RETAILING IN HUNGARY: CENTRUM DEPARTMENT STORES

Peter James

Briefly describes the role of retailing in the Hungarian economy.Presents a case study of the Centrum department store business toillustrate that, while not adhering to best…