Naslov
Innovation and Formats of Retail Business Units

Autori
Segetlija, Zdenko ; Dujak, Davor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of The International Scientific Conference Trade Perspectives 2015: Innovations in Food Retailing / Knego, Nikola ; Renko, Sanda ; Knežević, Blaženka - Zagreb : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu ; Hrvatska gospodarska komora (HGK), 2015, 46-68

ISBN
978-953-346-016-1

Skup
Trade Perspectives 2015: Innovations in Food Retailing

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 18.11.2015. - 19.11.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
retail; innovation; formats of retail business units; concepts for explaining of development

Sažetak
The article analyzes concepts of development of retail business units formats, based primarily on available literature. Special attention is given to the reasons that lead to these changes in development of formats of retail business units, as well as the continued development of innovation in this area. The motive for this study is a discrepancy in the development of retail capacity (in quantitative terms) with the overall economic development and with the development of retail structure (the retail formats) in selected European (especially transition) countries. The study, as a starting point, first uses theoretical assumptions through which seeks to explain innovation in the economy, as well as innovation and the development of forms of retail business. Further analysis of retail structure in different countries is based on available statistical data, especially from Eurostat and Deloitte. Data are displayed in tables and graphs as an absolute or relative numbers and relations, from which conclusions about certain trends can be made. For retail business units, as components of international retail chains and their supply chains, are particularly significant innovations in their logistics and marketing areas. In the processes of concentration and internationalization, especially in the grocery and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, a key role is played by international retail chains and their innovative solutions. However, the international expansion of large retail chains significantly changes the economic structure in some countries, because they increase the sales area and intensifies the competition in the countries in which they are entering. Theoretic analysis of development and innovation in retail, especially of new formats of retail business units, can provide the fundamentals and ideas for further research analysis of innovation in the retail and analysis of retail importance for the overall economic development of a country. Particularly important are institutional points of view concerning market and other important factors shaping the development of retail business units (eg. the price of land and real estate, the cost of utility services, the cost of labor and equipment, development of transport infrastructure, policy of location and spatial planning, and the like). For now, it can be claimed that in the analysis of the development of new formats of retail business units are especially helpful findings from theory of environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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