Search for dissertations about: "retail industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words retail industry.

2. 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

4. 2. Customers' logistics service requirements and logistics strategies in the Swedish sawmill industry

   Author : Åsa Gustafsson; Anne Toppinen; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Logistics strategy; House-building industry; Retail industry; Sawmill industry; and Service requirements; Forest economics; Skogsekonomi;

   Abstract : The future of the sawmill industry is uncertain; this is partly due to its internal structural changes, but also due to structural changes amongst their customers. Concurrently, competition within the industry is increasing, and therefore focus is constantly being placed on reducing costs and leveraging economies of scale. READ MORE

5. 3. Challenges Related to the Introduction of Innovative Services in the Market : Mobile Payment Services in the Swedish Retail Industry

   Author : Tatjana Apanasevic; Jan Markendahl; Niklas Arvidsson; Jonas Hedman; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; mobile payment; adoption; business networks; merchant; stakeholders’ expectations; consumer expectations; organisational adoption; retail; innovation; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

   Abstract : Mobile payment services are expected to be the next step of the electronic payment evolution. However, the level of penetration in European countries is lower than expected. The focus of most academic research has been in two main areas: (i) mobile payment adoption by consumers and (ii) technical aspects of the service. READ MORE

6. 4. Sustainability in Store

   Author : Matthias Lehner; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retail; retail brands; retail store; sensemaking; sustainable consumption;

   Abstract : Retailers across Western Europe are faced with the challenge to integrate the idea of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) into their operations. The difficulty hierin lies in the the lack of any clear understanding or agreement for what the term implies for retailers and how to implement it in retailers’ daily operations. READ MORE

7. 5. Exploring retail innovation management: Perceptions and practices in Swedish retail organizations

   Author : Karla Marie Batingan Paredes; Innovationsteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; retail; innovation; innovation management; Sweden;

   Abstract : Innovation plays an important role in organization survival and longevity. This is especially true in the retail industry; there is a growing acknowledgment of the role of innovation in retail practice, as maintaining the status quo might prove insufficient, especially for traditional retailers, in addressing the enormous challenges they are facing driven by technological developments and evolving consumption patterns. READ MORE