Retailing in the 21st Century: Current and Future Trends [Hardcover]

Manfred Krafft (Editor), Murali K. Mantrala (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3540283994 | ISBN-13: 978-3540283997 | Publication Date: October 25, 2005 | Edition: 1

Retailing in the new millennium stands as an exciting, complex and critical sector of business in most developed as well as emerging economies. Today, the retailing industry is being buffeted by a number of forces simultaneously, e.g., increasing competition within and across retailing formats, the growth of online retailing, the advent of ‘radio frequency identification’ (RFID) technology, the explosion in customer-level data availability, the global expansion of major retail chains like Wal-Mart and METRO Group and so on. Making sense of it all is not easy but of vital importance to retailing practitioners, analysts and policymakers. With crisp and insightful contributions from many of the world's leading experts in retailing, Retailing in the 21st Century offers in one book a compendium of state-of-the-art, cutting-edge knowledge to guide successful retailing in the new millennium.

Editorial Reviews

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"The book ‘Retailing in the 21st Century’ improves contemporary retailing’s public image, enhances the knowledge of its practioners, and stimulates further retailing research. … Overall, practitioners as well as academics will strongly benefit from this book, as it depicts examples of best practice in retailing, most recent findings from academic research and conveys interesting insights into current and future trends in retailing." (A. Kotouc, Thexis, Issue 3, 2006)

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Retailing in the new millennium stands as an exciting, complex and critical sector of business in most developed as well as emerging economies. Today, the retailing industry is being buffeted by a number of forces simultaneously, e.g., increasing competition within and across retailing formats, the growth of online retailing, the advent of ‘radio frequency identification’ (RFID) technology, the explosion in customer-level data availability, the global expansion of major retail chains like Wal-Mart and METRO Group and so on. Making sense of it all is not easy but of vital importance to retailing practitioners, analysts and policymakers. With crisp and insightful contributions from some of the world’s leading experts, Retailing in the 21st Century is a compendium of state-of-the-art, cutting-edge knowledge for successful retailing today. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 413 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540283994
• ISBN-13: 978-3540283997
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,552,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)