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Resumes For Dummies
by Laura Decarlo<p>Master the art of resume writing and boost your chances of getting hired. <p>With unemployment rates still running high, getting an edge up on the competition in your field—whatever it may be—can be an intimidating and exhausting undertaking. Luckily, <i>Resumes For Dummies</i> is here to serve as your life raft as you navigate the murky waters of a modern-day job search. Inside, you'll find expert guidance on writing a winning resume that will set you head and shoulders above the crowd to land that elusive interview and get the job of your dreams. <p>There's nothing easy and breezy about looking for a new job—whether you currently have one or not. But rather than succumbing to the panic that might convince you to hide under the covers, <i>Resumes For Dummies</i> arms you with the confidence you need to write a resume that will have prospective employers knocking your at your door <p> <li>Includes tips on avoiding common resume-writing mistakes <li>Provides updates on the latest changes in the job market that you'll need to take into account when writing a resume <li>Outlines how to approach a lay-off in a professional light <li>Covers how to confront privacy and reputation issues in online social job search</li> <p> <p>Whether you're a recent graduate, second-timer looking for your next job, prime-timer who hasn't job-searched in decades, or the unfortunate victim of a lay-off, <i>Resumes For Dummies</i> takes the fear out of putting your skills on paper and sets you on the path to getting your foot in the door—and landing the job of your dreams.
Resumes for Dummies (4th Edition)
by Joyce Lain KennedyGet the jump on the competition with the first book that tells you how to create a resume that takes advantage of today's technology. Say goodbye to ugly, plain text formats and welcome the return of the handsome resume - fully formatted and reader friendly. This newly revised guide shows you how to craft a "Standout" resume that'll get your foot in the door.
Resumes in Cyberspace: Your Complete Guide to a Computerized Job Search (2nd edition)
by Pat CriscitoUpdated to help job seekers take full advantage of the latest Internet trends and technology, this new edition provides detailed instruction on designing a resume for computer networking. Readers will learn to make their resumes scannable and searchable through use of key words. They'll also find advice on using the World Wide Web and a variety of commercial online services to land a job. New in this edition is a chapter containing career resources on the web, and instructions for building a network of contacts using e-mail and newsgroups.
Resurface: A Guide to Navigating Life's Biggest Transitions
by Cassidy Krug&“An illuminating and inspiring read for anyone navigating change.&” —Adam Grant &“Resurface goes beyond the simple answers and, instead, offers honest space to navigate life&’s transitions.&” —Morgan Harper Nichols A toolkit for navigating all of life&’s transitions, from a former Olympic diverLife is nothing other than a series of transitions. Whether you&’re graduating from college and trying to decide what&’s next, coping with divorce, putting the pieces back together after a death or a diagnosis, moving to a new city, or thinking about leaving one career path for another, these transitions—planned or unplanned—are an inevitable part of life.But as inevitable as transitions are, they can still be intimidating. You&’re venturing from the familiar into the unfamiliar, and that journey is often murky and filled with moments of uncertainty, grief, and self-doubt.No one knows this better than Cassidy Krug, who in 2012 was an Olympic diver with a shot at the bronze medal. A mistake on her last dive landed her in seventh place, and her lifelong athletic career came to an unremarkable end. After dedicating her life to a single passion and pursuit—diving—Cassidy had to figure out what to do next.In Resurface, she connects with dozens of others who have experienced major life transitions, discovering fascinating common ground between a Buddhist monk and a queer sex therapist; a recent divorcee and a quadriplegic skydiver; a record-setting marathoner and a salon-owner navigating menopause.Weaving together her own story with research and interviews with transitioners from all walks of life, Cassidy offers a blueprint for anyone who is going through or considering a major life change. In order to navigate change with grace, you must:● Recognize the end● Honor grief● Embrace the murk● Ask for help and seek community● Connect your dots● Leave your baggage● Know when to fold &’em● Redefine success● Build your world● Start overNo matter what transition you may be experiencing, Resurface will give you the tools to navigate the tough parts more easily, and the good parts more joyfully.
Resurgence and Sustainable Development of Asian Markets in the New Normal: Issues and Challenges
by Dipak Saha Rabin Mazumder Isita Lahiri Nandan Sengupta Kanad Chatterjee David EarpThis book is a compilation of transferable insights relevant to the dynamics of the current Asian business sector. It is a tool to develop a deep insight and formulate an appropriate roadmap to align with the post-pandemic business trends in the Asian market. The book is also a reflection of how innovation and resilience are actively driving the current Asian businesses. The major trends that have been identified in Asian markets have been in the fields of technology application, innovations, change in the patterns of demands towards sustainable choices, value-chain re-engineering and a growing consciousness about ethical choices. The volume empowers readers to take actionable steps towards creating sustainable business solutions, while also providing the opportunity to explore evolving perspectives on Asian market during the current period of disruption and how it has impacted businesses. This book will enhance the competency of young start-up ventures, budding entrepreneurs from Asian and non-Asian markets, SMEs and mid-level practitioners to manage and drive their organizations towards future sustainability in ensuring the value driven eco-system. This book will also be a guiding principle for the academics to undertake research on Asian market towards development of new solutions and actional strategies in addition to existing solutions.
Resurgence: The Four Stages of Market-Focused Reinvention
by Gregory S. Carpenter Gary F. Gebhardt John F. SherryBased on a multi-year study with several large companies, Resurgence reveals how some of the most interesting and notable brands in the world have managed to stage remarkably successful comebacks following periods of decline. The core of this book is a smart, simple four-part framework for reinvention, plus compelling advice distilled for general business readers. Yet,it also features fascinating, insider accounts of the change process, with stories from a core group of leaders at companies such as Motorola, Alberto Culver, Harley-Davidson, and others, as they considered the question: How do we reinvent a firm that does not recognize the need for radical change? Three top marketing experts bring a compelling wealth of experience and knowledge to the forefront as they were granted extensive access to the executives at these companies and track how each of these organizations look dramatically different as a result of its changed efforts.
Resuscitating Monitter
by Benjamin Edelman Wei SunAfter a Twitter API change and policy change block his fledling startup, solo entrepreneur Alex Holt evaluates his options. Should he double-down with a major investment in new servers, rewriting his app from scratch, and charging users for a service that had prided itself on being free? Or give up and admit defeat? Was there any middle ground?
Retail Analytics
by Anna-Lena SachsThis book addresses the challenging task of demand forecasting and inventory management in retailing. It analyzes how information from point-of-sale scanner systems can be used to improve inventory decisions, and develops a data-driven approach that integrates demand forecasting and inventory management for perishable products, while taking unobservable lost sales and substitution into account in out-of-stock situations. Using linear programming, a new inventory function that reflects the causal relationship between demand and external factors such as price and weather is proposed. The book subsequently demonstrates the benefits of this new approach in numerical studies that utilize real data collected at a large European retail chain. Furthermore, the book derives an optimal inventory policy for a multi-product setting in which the decision-maker faces an aggregated service level target, and analyzes whether the decision-maker is subject to behavioral biases based on real data for bakery products.
Retail Analytics
by Emmett CoxThe inside scoop on boosting sales through spot-on analyticsRetailers collect a huge amount of data, but don't know what to do with it. Retail Analytics not only provides a broad understanding of retail, but also shows how to put accumulated data to optimal use. Each chapter covers a different focus of the retail environment, from retail basics and organization structures to common retail database designs. Packed with case studies and examples, this book insightfully reveals how you can begin using your business data as a strategic advantage.Helps retailers and analysts to use analytics to sell more merchandiseProvides fact-based analytic strategies that can be replicated with the same success the author achieved on a global levelReveals how retailers can begin using their data as a strategic advantageIncludes examples from many retail departments illustrating successful use of data and analyticsAnalytics is the wave of the future. Put your data to strategic use with the proven guidance found in Retail Analytics.
Retail Anarchy: A Radical Shopper's Adventures in Consumption
by Sam PockerWhy does no one blink when they are charged three dollars for a cup of coffee? Why do grown men sleep on the street overnight to buy video game systems? How do Dollar Stores cheerfully charge a dollar for a 25 cent pack of gum? What are the pitfalls of Brand Name Loyalty? And how do you get an entire car-full of pudding for free? "Stand-up economist” Sam Pocker delves into these hard-hitting questions-and the result is a fascinating, wry, and amusing account of consumers’ non-sensical habits and the stores that prey upon them. With a dash of vitriol and a dose of sarcasm, Pocker exposes the sheer inanity of marketing schemes, the plague of rude cashiers, and shows how the "little guy” can rise up and beat the system by outsmarting the stores with their overly-complicated rules for rebates. Retail Anarchy is a satirical look at the self-imposed consumer coma that America has fallen into-and Sam Pocker’s mission is to wake readers up!
Retail Banking
by Anna OmariniThe world of retail banking is changing. While previously a purely money-making entity, the industry has brought social responsibility onto its agenda, and the ground rules for success have altered. Traditional convictions, rules and values that have influenced all banking business in the past are brought into question by this shift, and banks are adopting bold strategies in order to win out over competitors. Taking both multidisciplinary and holistic approaches, Retail Banking is a comprehensive analysis of how traditional retail banks can meet the challenges of the emerging competitive landscape. It outlines the importance of considering the traditional fundamentals of banking and fitting them into the modern times, where technology is pervasive and developments in the macro and micro scenarios have changed the landscape of the industry. It highlights that modern retail banking is a conscious step away from the past, and suggests that for banks to succeed in this field, they must step away from ad-hoc initiatives and instead encourage loyalty and a life-long confidence in each of their customers. This book will be of interest to those with in interest in retail banking, bank management, business models and strategies and financial services.
Retail Beyond Detail: The Great Indian Retailing Business
by Gibson G. VedamaniRetail Beyond Detail is a book that is sure to enlighten the reader of the interesting environment of the retail business in India. The book explains the readiness of the country to make every retail business flourish, provided it is done with an earnest and sincere interest to serve the country’s customers. It motivates those intending to start up retailing and those who are already in the business to do a few things right, at the right value in the right time and in the right locations. This book celebrates the success strategies of traditional retailers, underscores the ethos of the Indian retail business and unfurls factors responsible for its growth. It provides functional, time-tested inputs for the success of retailing in India by outlining the traditional and modern traits of the business and revealing the 10 secrets of retailing, explained with examples and cases.
Retail Branding and Store Loyalty
by Bettina BergMarketers and retailers have to understand how to manage different consumer perception levels of retail brands, which have a major determining role on store loyalty across different complex contexts. Addressing these issues, Bettina Berg analyzes first whether corporate reputation and retail store equity have a reciprocal relationship in determining store loyalty. Second, she evaluates whether retail brand equity or store accessibility provides a greater contribution to store loyalty across different local competitive situations. Third, she investigates whether perceptions of format specific core attributes differ in their impact on the brand building process in saturated and emerging markets.
Retail Business
by Entrepreneur MagazineNewly updated & revised! Wal-Mart. Lowe's. Whole Foods Market. The Gap. All these mega-chains started with one neighborhood location and grew to be retail giants. And there is always room for more. If you have a knack for spotting trends, a retail store could be your ticket to the top--and our guide is the place to start.We give you the inside scoop on how to start and run a retail business. You will learn what works, what doesn't, and how to avoid the common pitfalls that sink many would-be retailers. Plus, you get a bonus section featuring an in-depth look at how to start three of the most popular types of retail businesses: the clothing boutique, the specialty food store and the gift shop.You'll also meet successful retailers and retail experts from across the country who'll share with you proven tips and advice for hitting it big in this dynamic industry. Could the small store you start today be the next big retail chain success story? Order our guide and find out.Whether you want to be the next retail giant or open a small boutique, this essential guide covers everything you need to know. Successful retailers and retail experts nationwide divulge their proven tips and advice on topics such as:Selecting merchandise that will fly off the shelvesDesigning your store to welcome customers and encourage purchasesDay-to-day operations, from running the cash register to computing daily profitsTracking inventory and preventing theftHiring great employees and training them to provide stellar customer serviceSetting prices to maximize profitsAnd more!Each chapter is divided into manageable sections on every aspect of starting and operating a retail product or service business. We even included some brainstorming questions to ask yourself to stimulate creative solutions to the particular problems you may face.Could the small store you start today be the next big retail chain success story?The First Three YearsIn addition to industry specific information, you'll also tap into Entrepreneur's more than 30 years of small business expertise via the 2nd section of the guide - Start Your Own Business. SYOB offers critical startup essentials and a current, comprehensive view of what it takes to survive the crucial first three years, giving your exactly what you need to survive and succeed. Plus, you'll get advice and insight from experts and practicing entrepreneurs, all offering common-sense approaches and solutions to a wide range of challenges. Pin point your target market Uncover creative financing for startup and growth Use online resources to streamline your business plan Learn the secrets of successful marketing Discover digital and social media tools and how to use them Take advantage of hundreds of resources Receive vital forms, worksheets and checklists From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners have trusted Entrepreneur to point them in the right direction. We'll teach you the secrets of the winners, and give you exactly what you need to lay the groundwork for success.BONUS: Entrepreneur's Startup Resource Kit!Every small business is unique. Therefore, it's essential to have tools that are customizable depending on your business's needs. That's why with Entrepreneur is also offering you access to our Startup Resource Kit. Get instant access to thousands of business letters, sales letters, sample documents and more - all at your fingertips!You'll find the following:The Small Business Legal ToolkitWhen your business dreams go from idea to reality, you're suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make. Learn how to stay in compliance and protect your business from legal action. In this essential toolkit, you'll get answers to the "how do I get started?" questions every business owner faces along with a thorough understanding of the legal and tax requirements of your business.Sample Business Letters1000+ customizable business letters covering each type of written business communication you're likelyto encounter as you communicate with customer...
Retail Business
by Hans-Christian RiekhofDer Einzelhandel steht vor den vermutlich größten Herausforderungen seiner Geschichte: Der demografische Wandel führt zu neuen Bedürfnisstrukturen und andersartigem Einkaufsverhalten, die Konsumenten verändern ihre Verhaltensweisen im Umgang mit Medien und Bestellwegen, jahrzehntelange Loyalitäten brechen auf, Markenartikelhersteller werden selbst als Retailer aktiv, vertikale Ketten setzen ihren Vormarsch fort, völlig neuartige Geschäftsmodelle setzen sich durch, traditionelle Anbieter geraten massiv in die Defensive, etablierte Einzelhändler müssen aufgeben, wenn ihre Anpassungsgeschwindigkeit nicht ausreicht. Dieses Buch schildert den Status quo und die Anpassungsprozesse des Einzelhandels in Deutschland. Perspektiven, innovative Strategien und Erfolgsmuster werden aufgezeigt. In die jetzt vorliegende 3. Auflage wurden zehn Geschäftsmodelle und Firmenbeispiele neu aufgenommen. Die Autoren sind Direktoren, Geschäftsführer und Vorstände der betreffenden Unternehmen; Wissenschaftler und Unternehmensberater zeichnen für die konzeptionellen Beiträge verantwortlich. Sie zeigen sehr anschaulich, wie es gelingt, auch in einem schwierigen Marktumfeld erfolgreich zu sein und stellen innovative Konzepte vor, die den Weg in die Zukunft weisen. "Die 3. Auflage von Retail Business stellt die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Handel dar und zeigt beispiellos, wie sich führende Handelsunternehmen Deutschlands erfolgreich am Markt bewähren. Das Konzept mit sowohl konzeptionellen als auch praktischen Beiträgen gewährt gute Einblicke in die Handelspraxis. Gerade die Beiträge zum Cross Channel Retailing sind von sehr hoher Aktualität. Prof. Riekhof zeigt erneut, dass er gleichermaßen den Puls der Zeit des sich immer schneller entwickelnden Handels als auch der sich wandelnden Konsumentenanforderungen versteht." Dr. Thomas Vollmoeller, Vorstandsvorsitzender/ CEO XING AG"
Retail Business Kit, 2nd Edition
by Csp Rick SegelWhether you're a novice or a seasoned retail entrepreneur, Retail Business Kit For Dummies shows you how to start and run your business in today's retail marketplace-from your original dream and the day-to-day operation to establishing a connection with customers and increasing your sales, both on the Web and at a brick-and-mortar shop. In this practical, how-to guide, retail expert Rick Segel shares his expertise and reveals what it takes to be successful. You'll get a handle of the basics of launching and growing your business, from writing a business plan and finding a great location to hiring and keeping great staff. Find out how to meet and exceed customer expectations, create a positive shopping experience, provide top-notch customer service, and earn customer loyalty. Discover how to: Launch a successful independent retail business Create a Web site that shines Connect with customers and increase sales Handle legal and accounting issues Design stores that really work Practice the 10 keys to retail selling Use management practices proven in the trenches Make visual merchandising work for you Make your new venture succeed beyond your wildest dreams with a little help from Retail Business Kit For Dummies! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials found in the print version of this title are not included as part of eBook file.
Retail Business and More
by The Staff of Entrepreneur MediaThe experts at Entrepreneur provide a two-part guide to success. First, learn everything you need to know to be the next retail giant or just open a small boutique. Then, master the fundamentals of business startup including defining your business structure, funding, staffing and more.This kit includes: Essential industry and business-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more Entrepreneur Editors' Start Your Own Business, a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years Interviews and advice from successful entrepreneurs in the industry Worksheets, brainstorming sections, and checklists Entrepreneur's Startup Resource Kit (downloadable)More about Entrepreneur's Startup Resource KitEvery small business is unique. Therefore, it's essential to have tools that are customizable depending on your business's needs. That's why with Entrepreneur is also offering you access to our Startup Resource Kit. Get instant access to thousands of business letters, sales letters, sample documents and more - all at your fingertips!You'll find the following:The Small Business Legal ToolkitWhen your business dreams go from idea to reality, you're suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make. Learn how to stay in compliance and protect your business from legal action. In this essential toolkit, you'll get answers to the "how do I get started?" questions every business owner faces along with a thorough understanding of the legal and tax requirements of your business.Sample Business Letters1000+ customizable business letters covering each type of written business communication you're likely to encounter as you communicate with customers, suppliers, employees, and others. Plus a complete guide to business communication that covers every question you may have about developing your own business communication style.Sample Sales LettersThe experts at Entrepreneur have compiled more than 1000 of the most effective sales letters covering introductions, prospecting, setting up appointments, cover letters, proposal letters, the all-important follow-up letter and letters covering all aspects of sales operations to help you make the sale, generate new customers and huge profits.
Retail Category Management
by Alexander HübnerRetail shelf management means cost-efficiently aligning retail operations with consumer demand. As consumers expect high product availability and low prices, and retailers are constantly increasing product variety and striving towards high service levels, the complexity of managing retail business and its operations is growing enormously. Retailers need to match consumer demand with shelf supply by balancing variety (number of products) and service levels (number of items of a product), and by optimizing demand and profit through carefully calibrated prices. As a result the core strategic decisions a retailer must make involve assortment sizes, shelf space assignment and pricing levels. Rigorous quantitative methods have emerged as the most promising solution to this problem. The individual chapters in this book therefore focus on three areas: (1) combining assortment and shelf space planning, (2) providing efficient decision support systems for practically relevant problem sizes, and (3) integrating inventory and price optimization into shelf management.
Retail Credit Risk Management
by Mario Anolli Elena Beccalli Tommaso GiordaniIntroducing the fundamentals of retail credit risk management, this book provides a broad and applied investigation of the related modeling theory and methods, and explores the interconnections of risk management, by focusing on retail and the constant reference to the implications of the financial crisis for credit risk management.
Retail Depositor and Retail Investor Protection under EU Law: In the Event of Financial Institution Failure (Routledge Research in EU Law)
by Constantinos TokatlidesRetail Depositor and Retail Investor Protection under EU Law offers an original perspective on EU financial law in the area of retail investor protection, examining the status of protection awarded by EU law to retail depositors and retail investors in the event of financial institution failure. The analysis of relevant EU law is on the basis of effectiveness and has been elaborated in two levels of comparison. The first comparative approach examines relevant EU law both externally and internally: externally, vis-à-vis relevant international initiatives and developments in the area of financial law, as the latter affect the features and evolution of EU law, and internally by examining relevant instruments of EU law with regard to each other as to their normative structure and content. The second comparative approach also examines the status of retail depositors in relation to that of retail investors under EU law, in the event of financial institution failure, and the relevant legal consequences thereof.
Retail Design: Theoretical Perspectives
by Ann Petermans Anthony KentThe late twentieth century saw rapid growth in consumption and the expansion of retailing and services. This was reflected in the number and type of stores and locations, from regional shopping malls and out-of-town superstores to concept and flagship stores. Retail design became an essential part of its success by creating distinctive brands and formats. However, the economic recession in the developed world and competition for consumer goods from the developing world has led to a re-assessment of the growth-led conventions of the retail industry. In addition, the rapid advance of e-commerce and online shopping has created new challenges for physical stores and the communication and distribution of retail brands. The book will provide students, researchers and practitioners a detailed assessment of retail design, taking a distinctive global approach to place design practice and theory in context. Chapters are devoted to key issues in the visual and structural contribution of design to retail brands and format development, and to the role of design in communication. In the course of the book, the authors engage with problems of convergence between retailing and other services and between the physical and virtual worlds, and also changing patterns of use, re-use and ownership of retail spaces and buildings. Retail Design concerns designers and organisations but also defines its broader contribution to society, culture and economy.
Retail Disruptors: The Spectacular Rise and Impact of the Hard Discounters
by Jan-Benedict Steenkamp Laurens SlootHard discounters are stores that sell a limited selection of consumer packaged goods and perishables - typically fewer than 2,000 Stock Keeping Units - for prices that are usually 50-60% lower than national brands. The best known hard discounters are Aldi and Lidl, but global brands include Trader Joe's, EuroSpin, Biedronka, Netto and Leader Price. Their rise has been monumental; they have irrevocably changed the face of retail in Europe and Australia, and are making steady inroads into the US. Retail Disruptors explores the very real threat that hard discounters pose to traditional retailers and brand manufacturers. Retail Disruptors is the first book that explores this upheaval, providing expert insight into the business models of the leading hard discounters, and what mainstream retailers and brand manufacturers can do to remain competitive in the face of disruption. Meticulously researched by two of the leading authorities in retail strategy, private labels, branding, and hard discounting, Retail Disruptors is essential reading for all brand manufacturers and retailers who want to retain the competitive edge.
Retail Financial Services in 1998
by Stephen P. Bradley Takia MahmoodProvides an overview of the current restructuring that is taking place in the retail financial services industry. Provides a brief overview of the structural changes in banking, brokerage, insurance, and mutual funds. Used as background for examining the strategies of several firms competing in this space.
Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
by Gary WeissA biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke the New York of a particular era the way "Crazy Eddie! His prices are insaaaaane!" does. The journalist Herb Greenberg called his death the "end of an era" and that couldn't be more true. What's insane is that his story has never been told.Before Enron, before Madoff, before The Wolf of Wall Street, Eddie Antar's corruption was second to none. The difference was that it was a street franchise, a local place that was in the blood stream of everyone's daily life in the 1970s and early '80s. And Eddie pulled it off with a certain style, an in your face blue collar chutzpah. Despite the fact that then U.S. Attorney Michael Chertoffcalled him "the Darth Vader of capitalism" after the extent of the fraud was revealed, one of the largest SEC frauds in American history after Crazy Eddie's stores went public in 1984, Eddie was talked about fondly by the people who worked for him. They still do--there are myriads of ex-Crazy Eddie employee web pages that still attract fans, and the Crazy Eddie fraud scheme is now taught in every business school across the United States. Many years have passed since the franchise went down in spectacular fashion but Crazy Eddie's moment has endured the way that iconic brands and characters do--one only need Google the media outpouring that accompanied his death. Maybe it's because it crystallized everything about 1970s New York almost perfectly, the merchandise and rise of consumer electronics (stereos!), the ads (cheesy!), the money (cash!). In Retail Gangster, investigative journalist Gary Weiss takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most unbelievable business scam stories of all time, a story spanning continents and generations, reaffirming the old adage that the truth is often stranger than fiction.
Retail Geography (Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution)
by John A. DawsonStudies of the organisation and location of retailing activity have played a central role in the emergence of urban geography as a major area of academic study. Moreover, retailing is increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary research, with economists, sociologists, psychologists and marketing specialists all contributing. This book surveys and sets in context the wide range of research work that has recently been done on retailing. It concentrates on western industrial societies, particularly Britain and the USA, and considers empirical research, theory and theoretical applications. Topics covered include location analysis which is a traditional area of academic interest; consumer behaviour, which is of particular interest to psychologists, and retail organisation and government involvement, which will interest all those concerned, especially those actually involved in retail planning and management. This comprehensive book is the first substantial review of research in retail geography and suggests many future lines of research within the field. Originally published 1980.