Search for dissertations about: "impact of retail"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words impact of retail.

  1. 1. Retail success : The impact of space and agglomeration

    Author : Hanna Kantola; Johan Klaesson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis provides an economic analysis of the retail sector, focusing on the factors influencing sales and thus the retail performance of regions and shopping centers. The two essays presented in this thesis can be read independently of each other, but both rest on the theoretical framework of agglomeration economies in addition to consumer demand and supply theory. READ MORE

  2. 2. Empirical Essays on Retail Logistics and Customer Behavior

    Author : Christoph Baldauf; Olov Isaksson; Fredrik Eng Larsson; Jan Fransoo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retail logistics; online retail; omnichannel retail; customer behavior; marketing-operations interface; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Retail logistics is responsible for making products available to end customers. Traditionally, this was facilitated through a network of brick and mortar stores that customers visit to buy items. However, the advent of online and omnichannel retail started to challenge this established system. READ MORE

  3. 3. The impact of big-boxes on local retail : What happens when IKEA comes to town?

    Author : Nilsson Helena; Niklas Rudholm; Mikael Svensson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; General Microdata Analysis - retail; Allmänt Mikrodataaanalys - handel;

    Abstract : The development of large discount retailers, or big-boxes as they are sometimes referred to, are often subject to heated debate and their entry on a market is greeted with either great enthusiasm or dread. For instance, the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart (Forbes 2014) has a number of anti- and pro-groups dedicated to its being and the event of a Wal-Mart entry tends to be met with protests and campaigns (Decamme 2013) but also welcomed by, for instance, consumers (Davis & DeBonis 2013). READ MORE

  4. 4. Supplier Integration in Category Management : A case study of the situational impact on relationship performance and interdependence

    Author : Daniel Ellström; Jakob Rehme; Tomas Nord; Daniel Nordigården; Edward Sweeney; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Supplier integration; category management; interorganizational relationships; retail;

    Abstract : Supplier integration in category management means that a supplier takes part in the activities that are traditionally performed by retailers. These activities are the selection of which products to sell, decisions on how to price and market the products, and making sure that the products are delivered to the stores in a timely manner. READ MORE

  5. 5. Exploring Paths of Justice in the Digital Healthcare : A Socio-Legal Study of Swedish Online Doctors

    Author : Peter Bergwall; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rättssociologi; ehealth; critical realism; distributive justice; ethical principles in healthcare; free choice; healthcare demands; healthcare law and ethics; healthcare need; Kry; latent variables; mHealth; Alan Norrie; online doctors; online survey; PLS path modelling; PLS-SEM; privacy calculus; procedural justice; retail health; SmartPLS; sociology of law; Swedish healthcare; telehealth; quasi-market;

    Abstract : Online doctor services, healthcare provided via smartphone apps, have gone from being peripheral to seriously challenging the conventional Swedish way of providing healthcare services. The accessibility of online doctors is unsurpassed but all patient groups have not gotten better access to healthcare thanks to online doctors. READ MORE