International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 25 Issue 4

The attractiveness of retailing as a career for graduates: an update

Joanne Commins, Diane Preston

During the mid‐1980s a group of major retailing organizations came together to form the Consortium of British Retail Training Organizations (CORTCO) with the aim of addressing…

The difference between elderly consumers’ satisfaction levels and retail sales personnel’s perceptions

Julie Johnson‐Hillery, Jikyeong Kang, Wen‐Jan Tuan

Suggests that a significant trend affecting American society today is the dramatic rise in the number of persons aged over 65. Consequently, retailers are interested in knowing…

The importance of country‐of‐origin information and perceived product quality in Uzbekistan

Osman M. Zain, Norjaya M. Yasin

There has been a proliferation of studies on product perceptions based on the country of origin. Most of these studies were conducted in western or developed countries. Studies in…

European Monetary Union: the need for a contingency strategy within the retail sector

Nicholas Alexander, Robert Hutchinson

The decision on which countries will participate in European Monetary Union (EMU) is to take place as early as possible in 1998, with the final run in, regarding the…