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Informationen zum Autor John Dawson, Masao Mukoyama, Sang Chui Choi and Roy Larke Klappentext Retailing in Asia is currently undergoing a major process of internationalization. Retailers from Europe and North America are entering the Asian market and stimulating changes to the traditional retail structures: public policy agencies are considering what types of intervention are appropriate; and all of this is affecting fundamentally the managerial culture of retailing in the region. This book brings together a range of experts in retail research, mostly drawn from across Asia, who provide origingal, in-depth, analysis of this key development. It explores the conflicts and benefits that arise as retailing is Asia becomes internationalized. Zusammenfassung Examines recent developments in retailing in Asia, showing in particular how international influences are beginning to be felt in this sector, which has continued to be fairly traditional until recently in many Asian countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. International retailing in Japan, 2. The development of foreign retailing in Taiwan: the impacts of Carrefour, 3. Moves into the Korean market by global retailers and the response of local retailers: lessons for the Japanese retailing sector?, 4. Structural changes in the retail industry: the Korean government’s industrial policy subsequent to opening the domestic market, 5. The impact of World Class Distributors on the retail industry in Thailand, 6. Globalising retailing in Singapore:cultural commodification and economic change, 7. Internationalization of retailing in China, 8. International transfer of retail know-how through foreign direct investment from Europe to China, 9. The reform of the distribution system in China: opening the system to the outside world, 10. The role of government in creating competitive advantage in the globalized economy: the case of Shanghai, China, 11. Towards a model of the impacts of retail internationalisation, 12. Conclusion: the direction of future research on the internationalisation of retailing, Index...
