Beschreibung:
Featuring in-depth studies of seven retailers, by international scholars from Japan, the UK and Sweden, Global Strategies in Retailing explores recent developments in strategy that are related to international retailing and in particular, the emergence of a Global Portfolio Strategy.
Introduction 1. Recent Developments in Retail Internationalization 2. Building International Strategy with Formats and Formulae 3. Global Portfolio Strategy as a New Strategic Paradigm 4. Nitori: From Local Furniture Store to Largest Home Furnishing Chain in Japan 5. President Chain Store Corporation: Globalization through Business Diversification 6. Lotte Shopping: Transforming a Korean Retailer towards being Global 7. IKEA: The Making of a Global Giant 8. MUJI: The Evolution of a Local Private Label to a Global Retailer 9. The Delhaize Group: Internationalizing the Supermarket on Three Continents 10. The Metro Group: Internationalizing the Cash and Carry Format 11. Future Directions of Retailer Internationalization