Mixed Land Use in Delhi: Impact on Infrastructure and Environment and Suggestions for Sustainable Planning

Mixed-use has been a part of our cities since historic times where retail, workshop, etc. all co-existed with the residence. Industrialization and associated adverse impacts led to overtaking of mixed-use concept by zoning. However, the ills of segregation started showing in the cities, and urban planners, sociologists and anthropologists started advocating in favor of re-introducing mixed-use. Now it is being planned worldwide to attain vibrant and cohesive urban development. Despite the well-established benefits of mixed-use, the Master Plan of Delhi’s approach of increasing the ambit of ‘permitting’ mixed-use as against the strategy of ‘planned mixed-use development’ adopted in other global cities makes us question the likely impacts of this liberal shift. Thus the study aims at investigating the environmental implications of such mixed-use development in the city of Delhi. From the assessment of two case study areas, it can be inferred that the nature and magnitude of impact on a mixed-use area is determined by the type of mix and its intensity, for example, in Lajpat Nagar numerous retail establishment led to vehicle-related issues while in Naraina the issues were infrastructure-related due to type of activities. It was recommended that the policies guiding the mixed-use development are in dire need of a mechanism to assess the impacts, identify demand-supply gaps and future needs, and thereafter augment accordingly to mitigate the implications in a case-specific manner.

Diagnóstico Organizacional em um estabelecimento comercial varejista da região do Alto Paranaíba / Organizational Diagnosis in a retail establishment in the Alto Paranaíba region

O objetivo deste trabalho é aplicar conceitos sobre organização do trabalho (OT) e estrutura organizacional, visando melhorias na lanchonete de um estabelecimento comercial varejista de alimentos da região do Alto Paranaíba. As metodologias utilizadas para direcionar o trabalho foram a aplicação de formulários a fim de coletar dados por meio da opinião e satisfação dos funcionários do estabelecimento em relação ao trabalho, a observação e, para a análise dos dados, um diagnóstico estrutural. Para o desenvolvimento do trabalho, buscou-se conceitos de organização do trabalho, organograma e fluxograma como base do referencial teórico. A partir disso, estabeleceu-se uma relação entre os conceitos teóricos e a realidade da organização, possibilitando a identificação de pontos fracos e sugestão de melhorias.

Area- and Individual-Level Correlates of Self-Rated Health: Implications for Geographic Health Disparities

Background Self-rated health (SRH) is a common measure of overall health. However, little is known about multilevel correlates of physical and mental SRH. Methods Patients attending primary care clinics completed a survey before their appointment, which we linked to community data from American Community Survey and other sources (n = 455). We conducted multilevel logistic regression to assess correlates of excellent/very good versus good/fair/poor physical and mental SRH. Results 43.9% of participants had excellent/very good physical SRH, and 55.2% had excellent/very good mental SRH. Physical SRH was associated with age (odds ratio[OR] = 0.82 per 10 years; 95% confidence interval[CI] = 0.72-0.93) and community correlates, including retail establishment density (OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.90-0.99) and percent of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (OR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.08-2.38) (all P < .05). Mental SRH was not associated with any characteristics. Conclusions Practitioners in public health, social work, and medicine could use zip codes to intervene in patients and communities to improve physical SRH.

RELATIONSHIP ADVERTISING AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AND BRANDING IN MODERN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT

The relevance and рurpose of the work. The relevance of the topic chosen due to the fact that advertising and branding have become a prerequisite for a successful business in today's retail outlets. Of the entire set of market instruments Russian business quickly mastered and became widely used innovative approaches to advertising and information activities with the use of various advertising media, as well as promoting the brand of the enterprise. The purpose of the work is to identify advertising tools that increase sales efficiency and their relationship with the brand of a trading company.

Evaluating Data Quality in Reports of Sales in a Retail Establishment Survey

This paper examines failure to use records in sales reporting across about 12,000 store owners participating in a retail measurement panel in a Southeast Asian country. Reported sales based on the storekeeper's memory (oral reports) were lower than those from records, as expected. More surprisingly, oral reports acted as a supplement to record-based reports at the same store, such that stores that had oral reports had higher total sales than those with invoices. Although stores were expected to either have or not have a reliable record system, many stores used both. Findings varied over individual categories of products. Little research has examined the quality of reports of retail (consumer) sales from store owners in non-western countries. The paper suggests that improving data collection tools, rather than a single statistical adjustment approach, may be a more fruitful avenue for reducing measurement error in sales reports.

Value and store brand identification in food products

Purpose – Store brands have become consolidated in the food market and are currently considered real brands. The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors that contribute to consumers’ identification with store brands, as well as the possible effect of consumers’ identification with store brands on their loyalty to the retail establishment. Design/methodology/approach – The paper achieves its goal by reviewing the academic literature on the topic and proposing and validating a theoretical model for consumer-store brand identification. The theoretical model is validated through an empirical study of the Spanish market for food products using data gathered from individuals responsible for shopping for their homes who claim to have purchased store brand food products at least once. Structural equations modeling is then used to estimate and perform a multigroup analysis for heavy and light buyers of store brands. Findings – The results obtained reveal, first, that consumers’ store brand identification mediates the relationship between their value consciousness and their loyalty to the retail establishment that manages a broad, competitive portfolio of store brands. Second, the study demonstrates the effect of other variables, such as perceived risk associated with the purchase of store brands, their perceived value and consumer satisfaction. Finally, the results show important differences between heavy and light buyers of store brands. Research limitations/implications – The main limitations of this research derive from the factors conditioning the information. Store brand value was analyzed on an aggregate level, for the Spanish food products market. Future research should include other store brands (e.g. premium store brands), control for store brands with different labels and expand the area of application to new product categories and new countries. Practical implications – The results obtained have interesting implications for food retailers. These implications concern the management of value store brands in the product portfolio to achieve loyalty to the retail establishment among value-conscious consumers (who constitute the main target of value store brands). Originality/value – This paper analyzes consumer brand identification in an area that has not been studied to date: store brands. It contributes interesting and very useful findings for retailers who commercialize these brands in their establishments. The line of research on brand identification is quite new in academic research and has arisen due to the importance for companies of constructing close, lasting connections with the consumer.

Guidance for Processing Sushi in Retail Operations

This recommended guidance is for sushi and related products (raw or cooked) either in the form of individual slices or combined in rolls made with acidified rice, seafood and vegetables, or similar rolls with vegetables alone, prepared in the retail establishment by combining the necessary ingredients, and packaged for display in refrigerated cases for public sale. This document is FSHN05-09, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Published: February 2005. FSHN0509/FS117: Guidance for Processing Sushi in Retail Operations (ufl.edu)