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Martin J S Turner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • it and the small Retail Business
    International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 1993
    Co-Authors: David A Kirby, Martin J S Turner
    Abstract:

    Information technology is generally accepted as an important source of competitive advantage for the small Retail Business, though UK research indicates that the take‐up rate has been slow. Examines the factors influencing take‐up among small food Retail Businesses in the UK. Based on a sample of 148 customers of one major supplier, confirms the findings from earlier research that the effective adoption of information technology is facilitated by the expertise of the owner‐manager and the influence of the large company supplier; and is retarded by the owner‐manager failing to appreciate the benefits IT can provide, particularly in terms of strategic management development and control. Concludes that, given the symbiotic relationship existing between supplier and Retailer, suppliers need to ensure that their smaller firm customers receive the requisite education and training to facilitate IT adoption.

Li Chaoxian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Kenneth E Stone - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • rural Retail Business survival implications for community developers
    Community Development, 1992
    Co-Authors: Janet S Ayres, Larry F Leistritz, Kenneth E Stone
    Abstract:

    The loss of Retail Businesses and sales in rural areas has been accelerating for many years. This study was conducted in 37 rural communities in Indiana, Iowa, and North Dakota that appeared to have better-than-average Retail sales. The purpose of the study was to identify strategies, if any, that were employed by communities and individual Businesses which contributed to viable Retail districts. This study suggests several possible actions for community development practitioners involved in efforts to improve and sustain rural Retail Business communities. These actions include: the need to assist rural communities build a more diversified economic base, provide Business management training and technical assistance, establish mechanisms to transfer established Business operations to new owners, develop financing mechanisms for new or aspiring Businesses, and assist rural communities to deal with change and plan for their futures.

Thomas R Harris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • rural Retail Business thresholds and interdependencies
    Journal of Regional Science, 1996
    Co-Authors: J S Shonkwiler, Thomas R Harris
    Abstract:

    ABSTRACT. The occurrence of rural Retail activity may be related to the concept of threshold, which suggests the direct relationship between surrounding populations and the hierarchical functions provided. Empirid studies have typically examined individual categories of Retail firm concentration or multiplication in isolation of the extent of other Retail activities. This study develops models of Retail Business concentration for sparsely populated rural markets, and emphasizes proper statistical treatment of the discrete firm-count data. The analytical approach specifies systems of multivariate count data models that can capture the interdependencies among merent types of Retail firms. The degree of interdependence is tested and shown to be a significant statistical feature of the model of rural Retail firm counts.

David A Kirby - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • it and the small Retail Business
    International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 1993
    Co-Authors: David A Kirby, Martin J S Turner
    Abstract:

    Information technology is generally accepted as an important source of competitive advantage for the small Retail Business, though UK research indicates that the take‐up rate has been slow. Examines the factors influencing take‐up among small food Retail Businesses in the UK. Based on a sample of 148 customers of one major supplier, confirms the findings from earlier research that the effective adoption of information technology is facilitated by the expertise of the owner‐manager and the influence of the large company supplier; and is retarded by the owner‐manager failing to appreciate the benefits IT can provide, particularly in terms of strategic management development and control. Concludes that, given the symbiotic relationship existing between supplier and Retailer, suppliers need to ensure that their smaller firm customers receive the requisite education and training to facilitate IT adoption.