International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 48 Issue 9

Guest editorial

Davor Dujak, Herbert Kotzab, Kristina Petljak

Supply chain study in food industry in Bulgaria

Maria Sashkova Vodenicharova

The article examines the supply chain (SC) in a food industry in Bulgaria. The relations between suppliers and the degree of integration of the activities along with the SC will…

Management systems and improving supply chain processes: Perspectives of focal companies and logistics service providers

Dominik Zimon, Peter Madzik, Robert Sroufe

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of implementing standardized management systems on processes related to competitiveness. The authors also want to better…

Segmenting logistics service users based on their provider selection criteria to succeed in outsourcing

Gerald Oeser

Logistics service providers (LSPs) may invest a lot of time in tenders unsuccessfully, as they do not meet the expectations of logistics service users (LSUs). In order to help…

Modelling frequency of visits to the shopping centres as a part of consumer's preferences: case study from the Czech Republic

Josef Kunc, Vlastimil Reichel, Markéta Novotná

Effective management of shopping centres requires a good understanding of the consumers' behaviour and preferences as well as meeting the demand-side needs. The purpose of this…

The impact of reverse logistics onto green supply chain competitiveness evidence from Serbian consumers

Slobodan Aćimović, Veljko Mijušković, Vesna Rajić

The purpose of this paper is to explain what determines the influence of reverse logistics onto green supply chain competitiveness and to find out if that influence is always…

Environmental responsibility of Croatian road freight transport enterprises

Ivan Kovac, Ante Vuletic, Danijel Mlinarić

The purpose of this paper is to investigate corporate environmental responsibility of Croatian road freight transport companies. Additionally, enterprises' ecological…