International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 31 Issue 8

Guest editorial: Retailing for communities: issues of inclusion and exclusion

David Bennison, Tony Hines

Local shopping is a topic that has been neglected for many years by both retail researchers and policy makers. However, in recent years it has come on to the agenda again, mainly…

Retailing at the periphery: an analysis of Dublin’s tertiary city centre shopping streets (1972‐2002)

Edmund O’Callaghan, Don O’Riordan

This research examined changes in Dublin’s tertiary city centre shopping streets over a 30‐year period to 2002. An observational study of the occupancy of the city’s tertiary…

Small retailers in an inner city community: a case study of Adamsdown, Cardiff

Clifford Guy, Mary Duckett

Many retail and business areas in Britain’s inner cities find difficulties in competing with modern retail developments in town centre and off‐centre locations, and are in decline…

The challenge to c‐stores: Edinburgh South Asian responses

Rita Welsh, Richard Bent, Claire Seaman, Arthur Ingram

While no two businesses are the same, examples from Edinburgh Pakistani community convenience store owners illustrate business survival strategies developed in response to…

Still serving the community? The professionalisation of the UK charity retail sector

Adelina Broadbridge, Liz Parsons

The charity retail format has experienced significant growth over the last 30 years to a situation where charity shops have now become a taken for granted feature of local high…

Diversity in independent retailing: barriers and benefits – the impact of gender

Ruth Anne Schmidt, Cathy Parker

As part of the European Social Fund‐supported Retail Enterprise Network project, which aims to strengthen and support the work of independent retailers and service providers, this…

An evaluation of mentoring for SME retailers

Tony Kent, Charles Dennis, Sue Tanton

The aim of this research is to assess the role of mentoring as an approach to training and development for small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) retailers. Mentoring requires…