International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 42 Issue 1

How can online store layout design and atmosphere influence consumer shopping intention on a website?

Wann-Yih Wu, Chia-Ling Lee, Chen-Su Fu, Hong-Chun Wang

Online retailing has attracted a lot of attention in recent years due to its great potential and significant implications for buyers and sellers. This study adopts the…

Mobile shopping behaviour: insights into attitudes, shopping process involvement and location

Alastair Holmes, Angela Byrne, Jennifer Rowley

Although there is evidence that adoption of mobile shopping has been slow, the increased functionality offered by smart phones offers significant potential for the development of…

A typology of Indian hypermarket shoppers based on shopping motivation

Ritu Mehta, Narendra K. Sharma, Sanjeev Swami

Hypermarket is the most successful amongst organised retail formats in India. The purpose of this paper is to identify segments of hypermarket shoppers based on shopping…

A thematic analysis of research on global sourcing and international purchasing in retail firms

Anna Jonsson, Daniel Tolstoy

– The purpose of this paper is to offer a thematic analysis of global sourcing and international purchasing issues in international retail firms.

Editorial

Neil Towers