International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 28 Issue 4/5

Market entry effects of large format retailers: a stakeholder analysis

Stephen J. Arnold, Monika Narang Luthra

Identifies the effects associated with the entry of a large format (“big box”) retailer into a new market, especially a smaller one. A large format retailer can be a discount…

Impacts of large discount stores on small US towns: reasons for shopping and retailer strategies

David P. Brennan, Lorman Lundsten

Five small Minnesota towns are examined one year after the arrival of six large discount stores. Three hundred consumers were surveyed to determine reasons for store choice and…

Retail changes associated with Wal‐Mart’s entry into Maine

Sharon M. Davidson, Amy Rummel

The state of Maine was selected for study, since adequate sales tax records were available during the early 1990s, when Wal‐Mart entered the state. The sales tax reports were used…

Survivors of “W‐day”: an assessment of the impact of Wal‐Mart’s invasion of small town retailing communities

Mark Peterson, Jeffrey E. McGee

A mail survey of 428 Nebraska and Kansas businesses from five towns in which Wal‐Mart opened stores between 1989‐1994 resulted in 191 returns regarding retailer response and…

The impact of supercenters on traditional food retailers in four markets

Kathleen Seiders, Constantine Simonides, Douglas J. Tigert

Focuses on the impact of supercenters on traditional food retailers in four markets, including two small cities (Victoria, Texas; Gainesville, Georgia) and two large cities…

Retailing in rural Finland and the challenge of nearby cities

Heli Marjanen

Reviews the trends in Finland towards greater concentration and more hypermarkets, power centres and out‐of‐town centres. Provides the background for a mail survey of 857…

Local resistance to larger retailers: the example of market towns and the food superstore in the UK

Alan G. Hallsworth, Steve Worthington

One important arena for the study of the impact of larger retailers is, in the UK, the market town. This paper shows how locational policies of larger retailers – akin to WalMart…