Journal articles: 'Grocery sector'

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Hopwood, Desmond G. "CHANGING STRATEGIES IN THE UK GROCERY SECTOR." Management Research News 14, no. 7/8/9 (July 1991): 36–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb028152.

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Peel, Derrell S. "115 The Beef Industry in a Post-Pandemic World." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_1 (May 1, 2021): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab054.070.

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Abstract The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused unprecedented shocks and disruptions in the cattle and beef industry. The shutdown of food service in March 2020 caused an unparalleled stacking of food demand on the retail grocery sector. The rigidity and specialized nature of food service and retail grocery supply chains, compounded by a surge in consumer demand at retail grocery, resulted in temporary shortages of meat in other consumer products in supermarkets. The food service sector recovered somewhat over many weeks but remained diminished through the balance of 2020 and beyond. In April 2020, COVID-19 infections affected the labor forces of many meat packing and processing facilities and resulted in significant reductions in beef packing and further processing for eight to twelve weeks. This caused additional product shortages in retail grocery and food service sectors. These impacts have raised many questions about how the beef industry might adapt to be more resilient in the face of such profound disruptions. Possible changes include more use of multi-purpose facilities (less specialized for food service or retail grocery supply chains); design changes in new plants and retrofitting existing facilities to reduce human health impacts; changes in labor management; changes in inventory management; and changes in business supply chain management and risk assessment practices.

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Shomad, Abdul. "Memproteksi Warung Kelontong Dari Ekspansi Minimarket Dan Revolusi Industri 4.0." Jurnal Administrasi dan Kebijakan Publik 6, no. 1 (April 9, 2021): 113–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/jakp.6.1.112-131.2021.

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Grocery stall are a sector of the populist economy. Now, its existence is increasingly marginalized by the massive invasion of minimarkets to the corners of the village. The revenues, arrivals of consumers and their profits have been eroded. Government regulation; Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112 of 2007 concerning the Arrangement and Construction of Traditional Markets, Shopping Centers and Moderns Stores is not in a way to protect grocery stall. This research is a policy analysis conduced using a qualitative methodology. The data were processed triangulatively; form previous research data, the results of in-depth interviews with purposive sampling respondents who owned grocery stall in Bekasi Regency and Bekasi City and other literatures. Its results, basically the grocery stall owner understand the management of managing stalls, but do not have access to funding, politics and human resources. The regulations are not in favor of the grocery stall. Then, the grocery stall will not be able to ‘fight’ minimarkets without the intervention of the central and local governments. There needs to be a special regulation to protect this populist economy sector.

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Charlebois, Sylvain, and Janet Music. "Grocery Experience Survey: A Canadian Perspective on Service, Product and Management Specifies." Journal of Food Research 8, no. 2 (January 28, 2019): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v8n2p15.

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The socio-economic significance of independent grocers has been, for the most part, underappreciated and overlooked for several decades in the Western world. Few studies have been looked at the field in recent years and even less so in Canada. Retail studies have highlighted the sector’s evolution, particularly the emergence of multiple channel designs. The primary focus of previous studies has been on food retailing, but not ownership and localized market adaptation. This study intended to identify the limitations of our knowledge related to independent grocers in Canada. By using our study’s outcome and identifying key drivers for market adaptation, this study aspires to highlight their somewhat subordinate relationship to government and the difficulties of modernising their business methods. Results show that Canadians regularly visit 2.3 grocery stores on average, 1.29 times a moth for an average duration of 32 minutes. Results also show that service specificity, and to a certain extent, product specificity can provide independent grocers with an advantage. While most consumers value receiving assistance when needed, younger consumers appreciate knowing who works at the grocery store they visit. Trust on ownership is also key in management specificity. This study provides a platform for future research on independently own grocers.  

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Oswald, Ines. "Transnational adaptation: changing determinants of grocery store choice of German consumers in London." Transnational Marketing Journal 4, no. 1 (May 21, 2016): 20–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.33182/tmj.v4i1.401.

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This paper investigates grocery store selection among Germans in Greater London compared to native UK residents. Since consumers hold so much power, the grocery retail sector is highly competitive. Additionally, understanding consumer behaviour in urban areas with large numbers of foreign nationals is a complex matter. As internationalisation continues borders are becoming increasingly blurred. Therefore, it is crucial for managers of grocery stores to understand potential cultural differences in terms of store choice. The survey examined the changes, if any, in store choice determinants among Germans living in Greater London compared retrospectively to when they were living in Germany. To provide a comparison, a small group of native UK consumers were also surveyed. The resulting comparison revealed some significant differences and changes in grocery store selection over time. These findings are also likely to be useful for managers in the grocery retail sector when addressing the dynamic nature of transnational mobile and connected consumer markets.

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Kumar, Abhishek, Sumana Chaudhuri, Ipseeta Satpathy, and B. C. M. Patnaik. "A Measure of Service Quality in the Grocery Stores." Indian Economic Journal 66, no. 3-4 (December 2018): 375–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019466220937398.

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The main purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of the perceived service quality of the customer within grocery retailing from an Indian perspective. In this dissertation, data were collected from 403 customers who buy grocery from Big Bazaar and Reliance Fresh during February–July 2017 from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. A quantitative approach using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 20 is used, which caters to the exploratory nature of the work. Statistical techniques such as exploratory factor analysis, multiple regression, t-test and ANOVA have been used to test the hypotheses and answer the research questions. It can be inferred from this study that consumer behaviour is dependent on the demographic factors. Differences were also found with regard to the impact of service quality on the satisfaction and the loyalty of the customers. This research adds to the study on service quality in the grocery business of the global market by enriching the content of service quality dimensions applicable to the Indian grocery sector. Six key dimensions in the grocery sector have been identified. This will deepen the understanding of the explored factors of service quality, which can then be applied to the grocery stores.

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Domoratskaya, Yuliya. "Consumer Choice of Retail Formats in Russian Grocery Sector." Journal of Economic Sociology 13, no. 1 (2012): 46–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/1726-3247-2012-1-46-66.

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Whiteoak, Phil. "The Realities of Quick Response in the Grocery Sector:." International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 24, no. 10 (December 1994): 33–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600039410074782.

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Sparks, L. "Challenge and Change: Shoprite and the Restructuring of Grocery Retailing in Scotland." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 28, no. 2 (February 1996): 261–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a280261.

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Commentators have made much of the end of the so-called ‘golden age’ of grocery retailing. The debate has focused on the approach of grocery superstore saturation and the influx of new competitive forms such as discount stores and warehouse clubs. As with any market challenge and change, there are corporate and spatial aspects and consequences of sector restructuring. In this paper attention is focused on the introduction of Shoprite into Scotland, and the consequent sector restructuring is examined from a variety of standpoints and scales.

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Cantillon, Philip, Alan Collins, and Paul O'Reilly. "The Small Food Manufacturing Sector in the Irish Grocery Market." Journal of Food Products Marketing 11, no. 4 (January 11, 2006): 91–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j038v11n04_07.

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Gutorov, A. O. "SCIENTIFIC BASES OF THE GROCERY INTEGRATION’S DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGRARIAN SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY." SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF POLISSIA 1, no. 1(9) (2017): 203–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.25140/2410-9576-2017-1-1(9)-203-209.

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PETROVICI, DAN, MICHAEL OBAL, BRYN WALTON, and ANDREW FEARNE. "THE ROLE OF MARKET KNOWLEDGE TYPE ON PRODUCT INNOVATION PERFORMANCE." International Journal of Innovation Management 24, no. 05 (July 30, 2019): 2050046. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919620500462.

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While it is understood that market knowledge can positively impact product innovation performance (PIP), a better understanding on the nuanced roles of different aspects of market knowledge is needed. More specifically, we aim to gain an understanding of how different types of market knowledge, such as tacit knowledge, are developed and utilised, especially in high uncertainty environments. This research was conducted with a sample of in-depth interviews with industry experts in new product development in the UK grocery sector ([Formula: see text]) followed up by a survey of 193 companies from the UK grocery sector. The study proposes two measures of market information-gathering activities (MIGA) and market knowledge volume informed by input from experts in the UK grocery sector. Results show that MIGA have a positive effect on market knowledge volume and specificity. Market knowledge volume and specificity consequently have a direct effect on PIP. Finally, market knowledge tacitness is positively moderated by market uncertainty. That is, market knowledge tacitness is most impactful in high uncertainty environments, but offers limited benefit in low uncertainty environments. This study provides evidence of how market knowledge-gathering activities and types can positively impact new product performance, especially in high uncertainty environments.

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Mohd Roslin, Rosmimah, and Nor Khalidah Abu. "Exploring Halal Service Quality Dimension in the Malaysian Grocery Retail Sector." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review 3, no. 2 (2008): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v03i02/52519.

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Rafiq, Mohammed, and Richard Collins. "Lookalikes and customer confusion in the grocery sector: an exploratory survey." International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research 6, no. 4 (October 1996): 329–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593969600000038.

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Kurnia, Sherah, Jyoti Choudrie, Rahim Md Mahbubur, and Basil Alzougool. "E-commerce technology adoption: A Malaysian grocery SME retail sector study." Journal of Business Research 68, no. 9 (September 2015): 1906–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.12.010.

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Julien, Pierre-André, and Louis Raymond. "Factors of New Technology Adoption in the Retail Sector." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 18, no. 4 (July 1994): 79–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225879401800405.

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If small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in retailing are to be competitive in today's market, they need to master management and production information technologies. These technologies must be linked to the firm's operations, such as inventory, distribution, and shipping. The aim of this research is to identify the organizational, structural, and strategic factors that determine hardware and software technology adoption by retail SMEs. The sample is composed of 79 firms in the food (grocery), hardware, and (ladles') garment sectors. The determinant factors identified include sector, status (independent or affiliated), decentralization, bureaucratization, strategic proactiveness, and time-frame.

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Woo, Kai Yin, and Shu Kam Lee. "Price convergence in the UK supermarket chains: Evidence from nonlinear cointegration approach." Economics and Business Letters 7, no. 3 (October 10, 2018): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.17811/ebl.7.3.2018.115-125.

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Supermarket chain is an important sector of the UK grocery stores and the growing dominance of supermarket chains has brought public concern over exploitation of market power in the UK retail grocery industry. This paper therefore aims to examine the price convergence of the UK supermarket products. Since the cointegrating relationship between supermarket prices may not be exact or linear, we adopt the rank tests for analysis which do not require prior knowledge and specification of the linear or nonlinear functional form. Our results confirm the evidence of the price convergence of all grocery products and then validate the price competition between the UK supermarket chains. Furthermore, a subset of the cointegration relationships exhibits nonlinear long-run price co-movements.

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Rontanen, Jonatan, David B. Grant, and Wojciech Piotrowicz. "INVESTIGATING SUPPLY CHAIN COOPERATION IN FINNISH GROCERY RETAIL." Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Ekonomika Transportu i Logistyka 71 (November 10, 2017): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.5721.

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This paper explores how a cooperative approach to supply chain management enhances supply chain performance under fluctuating demand and uncertainty in the grocery retail sector. The exploratory and qualitative empirical study comprises a two-echelon case study of a Finnish grocery retail supply chain focussing on a grocery wholesaler and its tier 1, small retail customers. Interviews were conducted with key respondents at both echelon levels and it was found that cooperation can be a useful and successful technique to reduce costs and improve supply chain performance in a volatile and uncertain demand context. A list of enablers and barriers for supply chain cooperation were developed to guide practitioners and there is a brief discussion of this study’s implications for Poland.

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Cagliano, Anna Corinna, Alberto De Marco, and Carlo Rafele. "E-grocery supply chain management enabled by mobile tools." Business Process Management Journal 23, no. 1 (February 3, 2017): 47–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-01-2016-0002.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study mobile services for supply chain management (SCM) in the electronic grocery (e-grocery) sector. The authors investigate their diffusion and formulate policies in order to stimulate the adoption. Design/methodology/approach A System Dynamics model is proposed for a short fresh food supply chain (SC). The model predicts how product traceability, mobile payment, and time-based delivery management functionalities contribute to the adoption of a SCM mobile application. Findings The three services drive the diffusion of the application. A high level of real time information brings decreased inventory levels and more frequent order placing, leading to an increased number of logistics transactions managed by the mobile application and growth in the associated revenue for the service provider company. Research limitations/implications The proposed study fosters research on overcoming the barriers that prevent integration, collaboration, and better visibility in e-grocery SCs. Practical implications This work constitutes a roadmap to identify the key enabling factors of e-grocery expansion. Originality/value This is one of the few contributions focussing on increasing the efficiency of e-grocery SCs by applying management strategies supported by mobile devices.

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Jürgens, Ulrich. "German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)." Quaestiones Geographicae 33, no. 4 (December 1, 2014): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0046.

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Abstract Grocery discount stores have long dominated developments in the German food retail sector, and they continue to grow. This paper discusses the reasons for this long-term success based on internal decision-making parameters such as price, adjustment of product range, choice of location, and size of new stores. The result is significant customer acceptance, but also adverse developments viewed critically in various governance constellations. The paper is based on expert interviews and a comprehensive collection of data on grocery discount stores and supermarkets in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein

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Petersen, Leif, and Andrew Charman. "The role of family in the township informal economy of food and drink in KwaMashu, South Africa." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 38, no. 7-8 (July 9, 2018): 564–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-06-2017-0068.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a qualitative investigation of family employment dynamics in the KwaMashu township economy. Design/methodology/approach Using a small area census research method, the researchers identified 1,556 businesses located in a settlement of 2 km2. Of these enterprises, 694 (45 percent) traded in fast moving consumer goods, notably food and/or drink. The main retailers were small shops (spaza shops) and liquor outlets (bars or shebeens), greengrocers, sellers of meat and poultry products, house shops, restaurants, takeaways and tuckshops. Firm surveys were conducted with 270 businesses in four predominant sectors: liquor retail, grocery retail, early childhood educators and hair care businesses. Findings The research found that 40 percent of the surveyed firms in these sectors employ family members on a full-time basis, whereas merely 26 percent of firms employ family members on a part-time basis. In the grocery retail sector, about half of family employees are remunerated on a wage basis, the other half are paid in-kind (40 paper of the total) or on a profit share arrangement. In liquor retail and educare sectors, the majority of family members are paid wages. Female-run enterprises employ less family members on a full-time basis (except in the grocery sector), yet employ more family members on a part-time basis with a higher portion of wages paid in-kind. Research limitations/implications Family plays an important role in township enterprises. Beyond direct employment, township enterprises fulfill an important social protection and neighborhood relationship function for business operators and their families. The familial relationship to micro-enterprises should be seen through the lens of bricolage (Gras and Nason, 2015). Originality/value In this respect, the authors confirm three benefits of family firms: the creation of social protection though family beneficiation, the provision of employment and work experience and the strategic use of family resources.

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Nishi, Akihiro, George Dewey, Akira Endo, Sophia Neman, Sage K. Iwamoto, Michael Y. Ni, Yusuke Tsugawa, Georgios Iosifidis, Justin D. Smith, and Sean D. Young. "Network interventions for managing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining economy." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 48 (November 11, 2020): 30285–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2014297117.

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Sustaining economic activities while curbing the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases until effective vaccines or treatments become available is a major public health and policy challenge. In this paper, we use agent-based simulations of a network-based susceptible−exposed−infectious−recovered (SEIR) model to investigate two network intervention strategies for mitigating the spread of transmission while maintaining economic activities. In the simulations, we assume that people engage in group activities in multiple sectors (e.g., going to work, going to a local grocery store), where they interact with others in the same group and potentially become infected. In the first strategy, each group is divided into two subgroups (e.g., a group of customers can only go to the grocery store in the morning, while another separate group of customers can only go in the afternoon). In the second strategy, we balance the number of group members across different groups within the same sector (e.g., every grocery store has the same number of customers). The simulation results show that the dividing groups strategy substantially reduces transmission, and the joint implementation of the two strategies could effectively bring the spread of transmission under control (i.e., effective reproduction number ≈ 1.0).

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Shingirirayi, Mabika, and Tengeh K. Robertson. "SUSTAINING GROCERY STOKVELS: THE DYNAMICS AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT." Business Excellence and Management 11, no. 2 (June 5, 2021): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/beman/2021.11.2-05.

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As many are effectively excluded from availing themselves of the services of financial institutions in the formal sector, they often form stokvels, an informal method of saving which is commonly practised in their home country. The research study was conducted to investigate the dynamics of Zimbabwean grocery stokvels in Cape Town and the factors which have encouraged their formation. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to collect the data. The quantitative data was obtained through the administration of a survey questionnaire. In contrast, the qualitative data was obtained by conducting one-on-one semi-structured interviews with leaders of Zimbabwean grocery stokvels, their spouses, and members of their families who did not belong to their stokvels. The qualitative data was augmented through the taking of field notes during the interviews. The results indicate that Zimbabweans in Cape Town form grocery stokvels due to severe shortages of basic necessities in Zimbabwe. Their participation in stokvels enables them to accumulate funds to purchase the groceries which they need to sustain themselves and their families in the absence of assistance from financial institutions in the formal sector and also to assist their families and relatives in Zimbabwe to cope with their dire economic circumstances by sending groceries to them.

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Småros, Johanna. "Forecasting collaboration in the European grocery sector: Observations from a case study." Journal of Operations Management 25, no. 3 (August 2, 2006): 702–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2006.06.005.

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Song, Wei, and David D. Schein. "An exploratory study of Chinese own brand strategy in the grocery sector." International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management 3, no. 2 (2012): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijccm.2012.046036.

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Clarke, Ian. "Retail power, competition and local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector." European Journal of Marketing 34, no. 8 (September 2000): 975–1002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090560010331469.

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Gimenez, Cristina. "Supply Chain Management implementation in the Spanish grocery sector: an exploratory study." International Journal of Integrated Supply Management 1, no. 1 (2004): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijism.2004.004600.

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Giménez, Cristina, and Eva Ventura. "Supply Chain Management as a Competitive Advantage in the Spanish Grocery Sector." International Journal of Logistics Management 14, no. 1 (January 2003): 77–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574090310806558.

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Whiteoak, Phil. "The realities of quick response in the grocery sector A supplier viewpoint." International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 29, no. 7/8 (September 1999): 508–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600039910292019.

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Ellis‐Chadwick, Fiona, Neil F. Doherty, and Leonidas Anastasakis. "E‐strategy in the UK retail grocery sector: a resource‐based analysis." Managing Service Quality: An International Journal 17, no. 6 (November 20, 2007): 702–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09604520710835019.

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Harris, Patricia, and Nasim Alsadat Khatami. "Antecedents of word of mouth behaviour among female grocery shoppers in Iran." Journal of Islamic Marketing 8, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 2–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jima-02-2015-0014.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on research on the antecedents of word of mouth (WOM) behaviour among Iranian women in the context of grocery shopping. Design/methodology/approach Using a survey instrument, the authors empirically test the conceptual model of De Matos and Rossi. Findings This paper finds support for the model and finds satisfaction, commitment, loyalty, trust, perceived value and quality to be significant antecedents of WOM. Commitment is found to be the most significant predictor of WOM. Research limitations/implications This paper examines only factors affecting the initiation of positive WOM; future research should examine also drivers of negative WOM. The study sample consists of female shoppers at Tehran branches of one grocery retailer. There is scope to extend the research to shoppers of other grocery retailers and to other parts of Iran. Practical implications The findings provide useful insight for practitioners in identifying the relative importance of drivers of WOM. This research suggests that satisfaction is the weakest predictor of WOM, and therefore, it is dangerous for grocery retail managers to rely on customer satisfaction metrics as indicators of WOM initiation. Originality/value This research appears to be the first study of WOM in the context of Iranian grocery retailing, a sector which is both fast growing and undergoing structural change.

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Hove-Sibanda, Progress, Marumo Motshidisi, and Paul Agu Igwe. "Supply chain risks, technological and digital challenges facing grocery retailers in South Africa." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 15, no. 2 (March 5, 2021): 228–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-05-2020-0104.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the risks, innovations and technological enablers or barriers to the efficiency of the supply chain risk management (SCRM) implementation in the retail sector of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a qualitative research approach by conducting interviews with grocery retail store managers. Through convenience sampling, 12 representatives from 12 stores (1 representative per store was interviewed at each of the 12 stores) were interviewed. Findings This study mainly found that most of the grocery retail stores experience late deliveries, damaged stock, theft, high fuel costs and expired stock from their respective suppliers. It was found that firms are faced with similar supply chain risks. In addition, innovations and technologies such as the internet of things (IoT) and social media are making an impact in wider industrial change. Practical implications Adaptation of efficient and effective SCRM has had implications for practice related to improvements in the retail stores’ supply chain, the profitability of retail stores, marketing, promotions and consumer experiences. Originality/value This study is unique as it provides new insight into variables that affects the quality of service in the retail sector; customer service in the retail sector; innovations and technology help mitigate SCRM experienced in the retail sector from a developing country perspective.

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Spiridonova, G. V., and L. V. Mrochko. "Anti-crisis FMCG market trends during the pandemic: e-grocery, marketplace and digital technology." Ekonomicheskie i sotsial’no-gumanitarnye issledovaniya, no. 1(29) (2021): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.24151/2409-1073-2021-1-26-33.

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While studying the structure of the Russian FMCG market, the authors conclude that the crisis has provoked the emergence and rapid development of a new area of interaction between retailers and large chain stores e-commerce with consumers in the FMCG segment. Three main trends in this process are identified: e-grocery, marketplaces and digital technology. The authors describe the omnichannel model of sales technology in the FMCG sector and define it as the most eﬀective for retailers using online stores and marketplaces.

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Shukla, Anuja, and Shiv Kumar Sharma. "Evaluating Consumers’ Adoption of Mobile Technology for Grocery Shopping: An Application of Technology Acceptance Model." Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective 22, no. 2 (May 1, 2018): 185–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972262918766136.

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The main purpose of the study was to examine the role of mobile technology in shopping of grocery items among consumers. The objectives of the study were accomplished by using the technology acceptance model (TAM) which was used as the base of the study to test how Indian consumers perceive the use of technology in shopping of grocery using mobile applications (mobile apps). The research design is descriptive in nature. The respondents were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Primary data were collected through self-administered questionnaire, and 346 usable responses were recorded. The data were analysed using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. All the hypotheses of TAM were supported. Additionally, perceived usefulness and attitude were found to partially mediate the relationships. The study concluded that consumers are well adapted to use of mobile apps for general shopping but influence of mobile app as a tool was found limited in grocery sector in consistence to previous studies. This shows that there may be other reasons that reduce the use of mobile apps for grocery shopping other than technology. The study theoretically extends the knowledge of consumer behaviour in emerging field of m-commerce, and practically, it will help the m-commerce practitioners to understand need of the consumer.

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Megicks, Phil, Juliet Memery, and Jasmine Williams. "Influences on ethical and socially responsible shopping: evidence from the UK grocery sector." Journal of Marketing Management 24, no. 5-6 (July 7, 2008): 637–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1362/026725708x326039.

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Wardle, Jon, and Michael Baranovic. "Is lack of retail competition in the grocery sector a public health issue?" Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33, no. 5 (October 2009): 477–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00433.x.

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Lusk, Jayson L., and Edgar Cevallos. "Factors Influencing Demand for a Producer-Owned Beef Retail Outlet." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36, no. 1 (April 2004): 97–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s107407080002188x.

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As the farm-to-retail price spread continues to grow, some cattle producers are beginning to consider integrating into the retail sector. Such a venture would require large investments in capital with uncertain return. This study seeks to determine the potential success of a stand-alone retail outlet selling “all natural” beef in an affluent area of Jackson, MS. Using choice-based conjoint analysis, demand for the new retail outlet is modeled as a function of the beef price at the store, distance of the store from consumers' homes, distance of the store from consumers' typical grocery store, and price of beef at substitute grocery stores. Simulation results suggest the proposed outlet could be a profitable venture, depending upon location and beef price.

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Basker, Emek. "Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4, no. 3 (July 1, 2012): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.4.3.1.

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Barcodes and barcode scanners transformed the grocery industry in the 1970s. I use store-level data from the 1972, 1977, and 1982 Census of Retail Trade, matched to data on store scanner installations, to estimate scanners' effect on labor productivity. I find that scanners increased a store's labor productivity, on average, by approximately 4.5 percent in the first few years. The effect was larger in stores carrying more packaged products, consistent with the presence of network externalities. Short-run gains were small relative to fixed costs, suggesting that the impediment to widespread adoption of the new technology was profitability, not coordination problems. (JEL J24, L24, L81, O33)

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Cagliano, Anna Corinna, Alberto De Marco, Carlo Rafele, Andrea Bragagnini, and Luca Gobbato. "Analysing the diffusion of a mobile service supporting the e-grocery supply chain." Business Process Management Journal 21, no. 4 (July 6, 2015): 928–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-04-2014-0035.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a systemic methodology to assess the potential of and facilitate policies for the diffusion of a smartphone based service enabling supply chain (SC) operations in the e-grocery sector. Design/methodology/approach – A System Dynamics (SD) model combining the Bass paradigm for innovation diffusion and an inventory management framework is developed. Semi-structured interviews are conducted to understand the industry business processes; a simple SD model is designed to capture the most important variables together with the relationships among them; a detailed SD model is calibrated and simulation outcomes are analysed. Findings – The efficiency and reliability of the service drive its diffusion among producers and consumers, who in turn persuade retailers to adopt. The assessment methodology can be part of feasibility studies and marketing investigations in order to understand the impact of e-commerce tools on SC processes. Research limitations/implications – This contribution stresses the need to analyse how mobile information technologies may benefit all the business processes of the e-grocery SC, and not just one single process or stakeholder. Practical implications – The approach offers a roadmap to identify the factors influencing the diffusion of mobile e-grocery services as well as the associated impacts on SC processes. Originality/value – The work contributes to overcoming the lack of approaches studying the diffusion of e-grocery by taking into account all the relevant aspects and stakeholders involved and not only the consumer perspective.

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Baltas, George, and Paulina Papastathopoulou. "Shopper characteristics, product and store choice criteria: a survey in the Greek grocery sector." International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31, no. 10 (October 2003): 498–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09590550310497021.

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Sharif, Khurram. "Impact of category management practices on customer satisfaction – Findings from Kuwaiti grocery retail sector." Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing 20, no. 1 (March 2012): 17–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jt.2012.2.

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Filimonau, Viachaslau, and Adriano Gherbin. "An exploratory study of food waste management practices in the UK grocery retail sector." Journal of Cleaner Production 167 (November 2017): 1184–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.229.

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Ryding, Daniella, Daniela Campaniolo, and Robin Carey. "Customer expectations and perceptions of food product quality in the UK discount grocery sector." International Journal of Business and Globalisation 13, no. 1 (2014): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbg.2014.063397.

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Prasad, Ch J. S., and D. Raghunatha Reddy. "A Study on the Role of Demographic and Psychographic Dynamics in Food and Grocery Retailing." Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective 11, no. 4 (October 2007): 21–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/097226290701100403.

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The Indian food and grocery retail sector is in the transformation mode for various reasons like strong macro-economic fundamentals and the changing socio-economic scene are driving what were once traditional and small scale retail outlets into organised retail formats aimed at catering to the evolving tastes and needs of the discerning consumers. But the very fast changing trends in food and eating habits of consumers have contributed immensely to the growth of ‘Western’ format typologies such as convenience stores, departmental stores, supermarkets, specialty stores and hypermarkets. This has happened for various conspicuous reasons namely demand and supply, socio-cultural, demographic, psychographic, economic and technology advancements like a large segment of young population, a rapidly expanding middle class, rising income levels, growing literacy, increasing number of working women and nuclear family structures which in turn have created an enormous demand for consumer goods and paved way for modern retail formats. The ever changing consumer's psychographic variables like activities, interests, opinions, values and lifestyles have also completely changed the formats namely convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets etc. are the crystal clear reflections of tectonic shifts in demographic and psychographic changes of consumers. However, little is known about its actual influence and contribution to the organised retailing in food and grocery sector from an empirical analysis. Thus, understanding of demo-psychographic dynamics has become an imperative in designing modern food and grocery retail formats based on the purchase patterns. The study is purely based on primary data and necessary secondary data to reinforce the model. A total of 200 retail customers in Hyderabad actively participated in the survey. Findings, various managerial and marketing implications are extensively discussed.

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Franz, Martin, Alexandra Appel, and Markus Hassler. "Short waves of supermarket diffusion in Turkey." Moravian Geographical Reports 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 50–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2013-0020.

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Abstract In order to categorize the global diffusion of supermarkets, the metaphor of waves is often used. This is a simplification, however, which obscures the fact that developments in the countries experiencing these waves of innovation are much more nuanced. This case study on the development of the Turkish grocery retail sector since the 1950s, shows how this development can be divided into different phases. Furthermore, it demonstrates that state retail chains paved the way for private actors, while most studies about the modernization of the retail sector have a focus on private companies or - even more specifically - on transnational corporations

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Swaleha, Swaleha. "EMPOWERED CUSTOMERS IN THE GROCERY SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS POSTED BY CUSTOMERS ON FACEBOOK." PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences 3, no. 2 (November 1, 2017): 2034–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2017.32.20342052.

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Hadjisolomou, Anastasios. "Managing attendance at work: the role of line managers in the UK grocery retail sector." Employee Relations 37, no. 4 (June 1, 2015): 442–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/er-06-2014-0058.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of line managers in managing attendance at work in the lean regime of grocery retailing. The increasing competitiveness within the sector, coupled with the sophisticated control systems in place put pressure on managers to keep labour costs low. Attendance, therefore, becomes a critical factor, particularly as staffing levels become leaner. Taking this into account, it is necessary to understand the parameters of the line managers’ role in managing attendance, especially within the lean food retail market and the antagonistic terrain of the supermarket shop floor. The paper discusses the impact of lean retailing on line managers’ authority and provides a fresh sociological analysis regarding their role in managing attendance, offering insights into managerial practices on the UK supermarket shop floor. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on qualitative research evidence from two case study grocery retail organizations in the UK. It reports on 44 semi-structured interviews and provides a multi-level analysis aiming to understand the different perspectives on the problem examined. Findings – The paper reveals the existence of a centralized absence management policy and highlights the greater involvement of line managers in this procedure. Line managers though were subjected to forces of bureaucratic control, intensification and degradation of their work. Despite having an active role within the attendance management process and high responsibility for the implementation of rules and procedures handed down by head office, they had limited authority over the process. Line managers perceived the latter as routine and a box-ticking exercise and had developed coping tactics to deal with the control from above. Originality/value – This paper provides practical and theoretical considerations over the role of line management in the labour process, investigating their role in managing attendance at work within the lean terrain of food retailing. This research contributes to the ongoing academic discussions related to the devolvement of HR responsibilities to the line, highlighting the great involvement of line managers in the absence policy. It also provides a sociological perspective over line managers’ authority and discretion in managing attendance, revealing that they were subjected to direct and bureaucratic control within their role in attendance management. However, the research reveals that line managers were not passive in the face of direct control from above and had developed tactics to cope with the monotony and the repetition of this process, attempting to somehow escape the top-down control they were subjected to.

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Wagner, Beverly A., Ian Fillis, and Ulf Johansson. "An exploratory study of SME local sourcing and supplier development in the grocery retail sector." International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 33, no. 10 (October 2005): 716–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09590550510622272.

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Desai, Devang, and Milind Phadtare. "Attributes Influencing Retail Store Choice Decision of Shoppers: A Case of Pune City." Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective 21, no. 4 (November 1, 2017): 436–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972262917733194.

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The consumer markets in India are expected to reach about US$1.5 trillion from the existing US$750 billion by 2021. Emergence of new retail formats and entry of new players in every format is also likely to increase competition in Indian retail sector. It has, thus, become important for the retailers to know how shoppers choose a store from various options available to them. The article aims to achieve data reduction while identifying various store attributes that influence the choice of stores by shoppers while purchasing grocery items from supermarkets. We collected primary data from 300 shoppers using personally administered questionnaire in select supermarkets in Pune. We used exploratory factor analysis to identify the attributes and the factor structure. We then used confirmatory factor analysis to validate the same. Thus, we developed a scale consisting of nine store attributes converging under two factors to understand shoppers’ decision to choose a particular supermarket for their grocery purchases.

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Khan, Nadeem, and Nada Korac Kakabadse. "CSR: the co-evolution of grocery multiples in the UK (2005-2010)." Social Responsibility Journal 10, no. 1 (February 25, 2014): 137–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-06-2012-0069.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if CSR is balanced between firm and wider society interests. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative interpretive hermeneutic approach is used to analyse a variety of publically published secondary sources on the CSR of Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons and Co-operative in the UK grocery multiple sector (2005-2010). Findings – CSR strategic outcomes currently favour the firm more than society interests. A multilayered framework in the form of Social Responsibility of the Corporation (SRC) is designed and offered in support of balancing the business-society relationship more evenly. Research limitations/implications – This study is limited to firms originating from within the UK grocery multiple sector. Asda could not be included in the study as it does not publish CSR reports annually in the UK after becoming part of Walmart group. Practical implications – A framework for multi-level standardised definition of CSR in the form of SRC is offered. The inclusion of employees and members of the public on CSR/SRC boards is recommended to foster wider collaboration. The SRC framework promotes standardisation at global level while respecting diversity and firm heterogeneity at firm level. The findings may further contribute to GRI; UN Global Compact; WEF dialogues. Social implications – Recommendations are made to extend CSR board diversity for improved dialogue with communities. The SRC framework may be applied at global; national; industry and firm level. The framework can be applied internationally or locally. Future studies may offer quantitative attributes for balancing CSR/SRC. Originality/value – A globally unique and universally applicable framework for evaluating CSR activities is proposed. Future studies may extend the authors' framework to other industries, national environments or globally in the pursuit of balance between firm and society. Furthermore, firms may also adopt the framework to support CSR activities.

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