中国实体零售企业运营效率及其影响因素研究——基于随机前沿分析方法

近年来，零售产业发生较大变化，实体零售企业纷纷关闭门店收缩经营，探讨新时期实体零售企业运营效率水平及其影响因素具有现实意义。文章利用2007—2016年实体零售企业门店调查问卷数据，采用随机生产前沿和随机成本前沿等不同模型，检验营业面积和员工数量两种投入要素情况下的零售企业生产函数特征，例如规模报酬效应、产出弹性以及规模经济效应等，同时检验实体零售门店商圈竞争度、门店经营历史、商品周转天数、日交易量和客单价等因素对门店运营效率的影响效应。结果发现，我国实体零售企业处于规模报酬不变阶段，专卖店和百货店的运营效率较高，而超市和购物中心的运营效率较低；以及门店经营历史、日交易量和客单价对门店运营效率具有正向影响。最后针对实体零售企业门店经营决策提出管理建议。     

基于业态变异视角的我国百货业盈利模式思考

近年来,我国百货业经营模式从传统的自营模式逐渐转为联营模式,百货店对商品的进、销、存管理功能弱化,百货业的盈利模式随之也发生根本性的变化,出现靠收取专柜佣金或租金盈利的"通道费盈利模式"。这种盈利模式使我国百货业发展出现诸多弊端,并造成我国百货业态属性的变异,不利于我国百货业的持续发展。文章主要运用百货业上市公司数据,分析联营模式下我国百货业业务结构、利润来源、盈利能力和盈利潜力的变化,探讨了这种盈利模式对百货业核心技术、服务特征、盈利空间和风险形态的影响,并指出我国百货业盈利模式向"价值链盈利模式"转变所需要的条件和路径,据此提出相应转变的对策思路。     

Price Variations for Refrigerators Among Retail Store Types and Cities

This study investigated differences in prices of refrigerators among 5 different types of retailers in 11 different major U.S. cities. Significant differences in price among retailers were found with appliance stores and furniture stores offering the lowest prices. Discount department stores quoted lower prices than did conventional department stores. Some cities had lower average prices than others. There were considerable variations in price among all classes of retailers and among all cities. Dealers that serviced appliances quoted prices similar to those quoted by dealers that did not service appliances. Prices did not vary by the size of the store.     

An empirical analysis of tenant location patterns near department stores in planned regional shopping centers

The location of a store within a mall can affect the sales and profits of the store and its neighbors, and those of the mall׳s owner/developer. Because the interests of retail stores and the mall׳s owner/developer with respect to choice of location might not coincide, bargaining power might come into play. To assess empirically whether relative bargaining power as between a retail store and the mall owner/developer affects store location within a center, we focus on locations of stores near the department store tenants of malls. Department stores might have the bargaining power necessary to affect which tenants are chosen as neighbors of the department store.Using data collected from 148 regional shopping centers (malls) in 2007 in the five westernmost provinces of Canada, we examine the relationship between variables that reflect store location patterns near a department store׳s entrance, and variables associated with the bargaining power of developers. We find that the density of stores selling comparison shopping goods is larger near department stores within centers that are older or have a larger gross leasable area. In addition, such density is negatively related to the number of department stores contained in the center. Because a shopping center׳s age, gross leasable area, and the number of department stores in a center are expected to be associated with a developer׳s bargaining power, the above findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the store location patterns near department stores depend on the relative bargaining power of the developer and the department stores.     

In the city: The John Lewis partnership and planned shopping centres

A defining feature of large-scale retailing during the period 1950–1980 was the emergence and evolution of planned shopping centres. During the 1950s, department stores in the United States were in the vanguard of this phenomenon. In contrast, British department stores continued operating from traditional high street sites, and had limited opportunities for expansion within planned shopping centres until the 1970s. This paper addresses the connection between department store retailing and the development of the planned shopping centre in Britain from the perspective of one enterprise: the John Lewis Partnership. The article demonstrates that the Partnership was willing to operate department stores within centrally located shopping centres, but was circumspect about operating stores in non-centrally located shopping centres.     

Evaluating store location and department composition based on spatial heterogeneity in sales potential

In this paper, we extend a retail location evaluation model with the possibility to include the effect of department size adaptation at the store level. We relate department-level store sales to a store's competitive and demographic environment, thereby providing richer insights into the drivers of department sales than a model of just aggregate sales. Further, we accommodate heterogeneity in consumer characteristics over space by using zip code level data and unobserved spatial effects in department sales by including spatially autocorrelated error terms.Using spatial panel data for 30 clothing stores belonging to one Dutch retail chain, we demonstrate how to use the modeling approach to analyze and predict sales performance of new and existing stores. We show that the predictive performance of our model is superior to that of a benchmark model that does not include spatial autocorrelation.     

Enhancing value for Chinese shoppers: The contribution of store and customer characteristics

This study tested the relationships between store and customer characteristics with perceived value and customer loyalty in retailing in China. Survey data were collected from shoppers in department stores (n=200) and supermarkets (n=200) in the tier 2 coastal city of Tianjin. Data for each type of store were analysed separately using structural models. In supermarkets, value was predicted by quality and price, but for department stores, only the customer orientation of the store was significant, suggesting that customers seek different shopping experiences in each context. In each case, value mediated the links to loyalty and, for supermarkets, choice of merchandise and consumer time pressure demonstrated direct links to loyalty. The paper discusses the implications of the findings, and concludes with possible future research.     

关于百货业经营模式问题的探讨

本文就联营模式产生的历史背景、联营模式存在的合理性及其弊端进行了说明,同时也描述了新形势下相关百货企业的应对之策,并且就百货企业采取自营模式所面临的问题进行了分析,指出了百货企业如欲采取自营模式需要注意的问题,认为百货企业在未来相当长时间内依然主要会采用联营模式,自营模式的时代还未到来。     

Shopping values of clothing retailers perceived by consumers of different social classes

With the advent of diverse forms of retailing, competition among retailers is becoming more intense. Due to this phenomenon, retailers now require marketing strategies that can differentiate themselves from other retailers. However, there is a lack of research on what kind of shopping values consumers perceive from the retailers they visit. This paper analyzes dimensions of shopping values consumers perceive and variations in perceived shopping values according to the types of clothing retailers, be it a department store, discount store, or internet shopping mall. More specifically, the paper analyzes the moderating effect of consumers’ different social class in perceiving the shopping values of each retailer. The results show that shopping value consists of five major constructs: experiential, diversional, reliable, efficient, and self-expressive shopping values. We also found that consumers perceive more experiential, diversional, and reliable shopping values in department stores and internet shopping malls than in discount stores, and self-expressive shopping value is highly perceived in department stores. However, consumers’ social class can moderate the perception of shopping values for department stores and internet shopping malls, but not for discount stores. Discount store shopping is likely to provide consistent shopping values to consumers of all classes. Based on these findings, managerial implications are then presented.     

自动售货机:第三次零售业革命

作为一种新型商业形态和广告媒体,自动售货机从1999进入中国市场以来,受到了喜欢追逐时尚的年轻人的欢迎。大市场、大产业据统计,在世界上最大的自动售货市场——日本,已有560万台自动售货机,通过自动售货机出售的商品多达6000余种,年营业额可以达到7兆1122亿日元。每年,仅饮料的销售额就相当于1593亿元人民币。按人口计算,每23人就拥有1台自动售货机,平均每人在自动售货机上的消费达56000日元。在美国平均每40人拥有一台自动售货机,欧洲每60人一台。而目前国内的自动售卖机大约有7～8万台。根据国外发展经验,中国自动售货机专业委员会对中…     

购物中心规划和运作的经济分析

购物中心是指在一个大型建筑中,由许多商场和专卖店所组成的零售业综合体。近半个世纪以来,购物中心在发达国家发展得很快,现在在我国大中城市里也有发展壮大之势,但国内相关的理论研究还较少。因此,从购物中心规划和运作两个方面介绍了相关的经济理论,简要总结了国外学者的研究成果,并分析了其具体运用。     

Does retail type matter? Consumer responses to channel integration in omni-channel retailing

A critical issue faced by marketing practitioners today is orchestrating strategies that provide a smooth consumer experience in an omni-channel environment. The extant literature offers limited guidance on managing the consumer journey in an omni-channel environment across different retail types. Using the S–O-R framework as its basis, this study generates novel insights by examining how different types of retailers influence consumer perceptions of channel integration (CPCI) as well as consumer empowerment, trust, satisfaction, and patronage intention. Data from 736 consumers was collected using purposive sampling to target those who interact with retailers from high-end specialty stores, department stores, and hypermarkets. The data was then analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). We find that consumers from high-end specialty stores, hypermarkets, and department stores have different perceptions when patronising the omni-channel retail business. The implications of the study are discussed and suggestions for future research are presented.     

More than window dressing: visual merchandising and austerity in London’s West End, 1945–50

Abstract

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the fashion departments of London’s West End department stores were not only challenged by austerity and bomb damage but also by the growth of multiple retailers selling branded ready-to-wear goods. This article investigates how department stores responded by investing in display and visual merchandising to attract custom and rebuild their fashionable reputations. It argues that the difficulties caused by austerity conditions forced department stores to embrace new retail methodologies that helped them adapt to the changed circumstances of post-war fashion retail and compete with multiple retailers.     

Unavailability and Mispricing: Are Discount Stores Also Offenders?

This research examined the availability and pricing policies of discount department stores for advertised products, thereby enlarging the scope of previous research on availability and mispricing of advertised supermarket products. The study findings suggest that unavailability is not a serious problem in discount department stores but that overpricing of advertised items may occur frequently.     

Building customer trust and loyalty: an empirical study in a retailing context

This paper integrates the seller's characteristics and the consumer's individual characteristics in testing the person-to-person and person-to-firm effects of trust on loyalty in the department store. A multidimensional model of the behavioural components of trustworthiness is used to examine their differential effects on consumer trust. The results reveal that the effects of behavioural components of trustworthiness on trust in salespersons and trust in department stores are different. Trust in salespersons contributes to the trust in the department stores they work for. In addition, although both trust in department stores and trust in salespersons are expected to enhance customer loyalty, person-to-person trust has stronger influence on loyalty than does person-to-firm trust. The findings also suggest that customers' individual characteristics should be considered in assessing the role of trust in business relationships other than sellers' characteristics.     

Subjective and Objective Criteria in Consumer Choice: An Examination of Retail Patronage Criteria

Traditionally consumer researchers and consumer educators have made a distinction between objective and subjective evaluative criteria for consumer choice. This paper examines the validity of this distinction using data on consumers evaluative criteria for department stores. The study found evidence that consumers use evaluative dimensions composed of both subjective and objective evaluative criteria, suggesting that both types of information are necessary for choosing among department stores.     

Strategic human resource management in department stores: An historical perspective

The department store as a retail format created special demands on the organization of staff and the creation of a harmonious and productive workplace. Despite a lack of theoretical knowledge of human resource management strategy, early 20th century department store owners used the business strategy to guide strategic decisions about internal communication and staff training. The most obvious area of training was in selling. However, the more innovative department stores also recognized the need for management development programs. This study examines how the business strategy which embraced business growth, efficiency and effectiveness, building the firm's image and creating a supporting culture, strategically guided selected human resource management policies and practices in an Australian department store.     

A Comparative Analysis of Two Models of Store Preference Incorporating the Notion of Self-Image and Store-Image:

A model of consumer preferences of department stores is presented which links preferences to Weighted Differences between various components of Images of department stores and a consumer's self-image--the WDI model of preference. We provide a theoretical and empirical comparison of the WDI model with Moutinho's model that also incorporates the idea of self- and storeimages but does not permit differential weighing of image components. We show that theWDI model is parsimonious and empirically outperforms Moutinho's model of preference.     

When strategy pales: Lessons from the department store industry

The traditional department store was clearly the center of retail activity in cities and small towns in the United States during the first half of the 20^th century. However, by the late 1970s and beyond, the department store industry began experiencing financial problems, and serious questions were being raised as to whether their demise was eminent. This article traces the evolution of the industry, and explores some of the underlying dynamics for the changes in the retail trade sector, including the emergence of new alternative retail formats, such as discount stores and category killers. This study further explores the major strategies used by the leading traditional stores with reference to new industry life cycle models and a strategic positioning framework. Of particular interest is the discussion regarding: Were the traditional department stores “locked in” to a declining trajectory? How effective were their strategies to counter the decline of the industry? And what were and are the repositioning options available to the traditional department stores?     

大中型百货商场战略模型及其适用性分析

大中型百货商场如何应对全球经济一体化的竞争成为目前理论界关注的一个重要问题。本文试图构建一个大中型百货商场发展的战略模型，研究我国加入WTO后大中型百货商场的生存和发展的空间问题，寻求其合理的发展出路。