scholarly journals Retail Markups and Discount-Store Entry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Chenarides ◽  
Miguel Ignacio Gomez ◽  
Timothy J. Richards ◽  
Koichi Yonezawa
Keyword(s):  
Discount Store

A Study on the Analysis of Influence According to Service Relationship in Discount Store

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-134
Author(s):  
Sung Tae Jung
Keyword(s):  
Discount Store ◽  
Service Relationship

Discount Store Patronage Preferences of Rural and Urban Women

1990 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa A. Summers ◽  
Patricia J. Wozniak
Keyword(s):  
Urban Women ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Store Patronage

scholarly journals A Study on the Strengthening Competitiveness of Big Discount Store by Global Sourcing Strategy

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-26
Author(s):  
김성배 ◽  
요시모토 코지 ◽  
김영
Keyword(s):  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
Sourcing Strategy

scholarly journals How Is the Availability of Staple Food Items in Small Retailers in Providence, RI? (P04-145-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyao Huang ◽  
John Taylor ◽  
Alison Tovar ◽  
Maya Vadiveloo
Keyword(s):  
Racial Minority ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Staple Food ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Final Rule ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

Abstract Objectives Inventory requirements for retailers authorized in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have undergone several revisions. The final rule in Jan 2018 requires minimum stocking of 36 instead of 12 staple food items in the original rule. While a more stringent rule was proposed in 2016 to expand the requirements to 84 items, it was not implemented due to concerns that stores may not withstand this expansion. This descriptive study examined food stocking in a sample of small retailers in Providence, RI to evaluate the barriers to more stringent requirements and explore differences in compliance to the original, proposed and final rules between high and low SNAP participating and racial minority resident areas. Methods This study used Food Access Research Atlas data to characterize the food environment of 30 small retailers from 5 census tracts in Providence, RI. Stores were assessed with an audit instrument developed by the Illinois Prevention Research Center to tally variety, perishability and depth of stock offerings in four staple food categories. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA and chi-square tests were used to determine compliance to the different requirements and if they differ between tracts with high and low SNAP participating and racial minority residents. Results Stores sampled included 12 non-chain grocery stores, 12 convenience stores,1 small discount store,4 pharmacies and 1 liquor store. Of all stores, 80% were compliant with final rule and 66.7% would need to expand their offerings to meet the proposed rule. Of the SNAP authorized stores, 88.5% were compliant with final rule and 61.5% would need to expand their offerings to meet the proposed rule. Mean dairy variety was lower than variety in the other three categories (P < 0.05), which would be a potential barrier to the proposed rule. Majority of the stores were meeting the perishability and depth of stock requirements (92.3% and 96.1% respectively) in the proposed and final rules. No difference in compliance was detected between tracts with high and low SNAP participating and racial minority residents. Conclusions Future expansion of inventory requirements could potentially lead to increased healthful food availability without imposing undue burden on small retailers in Providence, RI, excluding increased requirements for dairy variety. Funding Sources The study was not sponsored.

A comparison of customer perceived service quality in discount versus traditional grocery stores

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Anselmsson ◽  
Ulf Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
European Context ◽  
Grocery Retailing ◽  
Discount Stores

Purpose – The overall purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of customer perceived service quality within grocery retailing in a North European context. We do this by comparing customer perceived service quality evaluations of the traditional supermarket store with evaluations of the discount store. Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on empirical data from four store cases (two traditional and two discount stores), including information gained from a total of 542 respondents. In the study, we have used and tested a model of grocery store service quality, presented in Vázquez et al. (2001), with structural equation modelling (LISREL) and traditional multivariate analysis (SPSS). Findings – The ability of the Vázquez et al. (2001) model to capture customer perceived quality was below 40 per cent for both concepts which signals limited relevance and that important dimensions in the service evaluation could be missing for both of the two concepts, at least in a North European context. The results show that the traditional supermarket outperforms the discount stores on all service aspects but availability and reliability. When comparing the determinants of the service quality evaluation, the two concepts are very similar. Finally, the overall results regarding determinants of service quality show resemblance to retail studies in other countries and cultures. Research limitations/implications – This study has been limited to investigate service quality in Sweden and from two out of at least five possible retail concepts. As the explanatory power of the model is limited, future studies should explore other possible determinants of service quality, e.g. the role of technological innovations. Practical implications – Kotler and Keller (2012) proposes five generic differentiation strategies: product, service, people, channels and image. The results suggest that traditional grocery stores that choose to differentiate and position themselves by focusing on service rather than physical product differentiation should work with assortment issues as well. In order to decide which aspect of service to choose and promote, companies should emphasise differences that are considered important by customers, distinct from competitors and superior in terms of delivering the overall benefit – in this case – in terms of service quality. The results show that the policy dimension would satisfy all three criterions. Social implications – The study enhances the understanding of customer perceived service quality within grocery retailing, specifically in comparison between the supermarket and the discount store concept. Originality/value – This study is the first to focus on whether there is a divergence in service quality and service quality measuring between the traditional supermarket concept and the growing discount concept, and if so to what extent. Furthermore, it is a test of a model that has gained acceptance in Latin and South European countries, but in the context of Northern Europe.

Household income and the perceived importance of discount store image components

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Herstein ◽  
Iris Vilnai-Yavetz
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Store Image ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
Perceived Importance

Leniency Effects on Convergent and Discriminant Validity for Grouped Questionnaire Items: A Further Investigation

1981 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chester A. Schriesheim
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Matrix ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Leader Behavior ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Discount Store ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Questionnaire Validity ◽  
Behavior Description ◽  
The Impact

Two previous investigations revealed that grouping (rather than randomizing) questionnaire items measuring similar constructs (in subsections) resulted in impaired discriminant validity (Schrie-sheim and DeNisi, 1980) and that grouping also strengthened the impact of leniency response bias (Schriesheim, 1981). This study reanalyzed the data of the two earlier investigations to determine whether the impairment of the discriminant validity of the grouped questionnaire items might be due to spurious correlations attributable to leniency. The responses of thirty discount store employees to a questionnaire containing grouped items measuring leniency in leader behavior descriptions (Schriesheim, 1980) and four similar constructs from the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (Stogdill, 1963) and Four-Factor Theory Questionnaire (Taylor and Bowers, 1972) were examined for convergent and discriminant validity by using a traditional zero-order multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix analysis (Campbell and Fiske, 1959) and by statistically controlling the effect of spurious correlation attributable to leniency (by computing a first-order partial multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix, controlling for leniency as measured by the leniency scale). It was found that controlling for leniency resulted in a slight decrement in convergent validity, but that discriminant validity was substantially improved. Implications for questionnaire validity and further research are discussed.

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