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The Transformation of a Charity Shop into a Specialist Fashion Store [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
More than ten years ago, a Guardian columnist observed a growth in the charity shop sector due to an increase in the number of such outlets on the high streets of towns and cities in the UK.
Cassidy, Thomas   +2 more
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Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charity Retailing in the UK: A Managerial Capabilities Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Nonprofit organizations are venturing into commercial activities due to the intense competition for the limited government funds and declining availability of donor funds for third sector organizations that address social problems.
Adner   +66 more
core   +1 more source

Animal‐Based Brands Taking the Plant‐Based Opportunity: A Tasting Experiment Exploring Consumer Acceptance of Plant‐Based Brand Extensions

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign firms in Portuguese manufacturing and retail sectors: a similar or different location [PDF]

open access: yes
Foreign Directo Investment (FDI) is increasingly important in the portuguese economy since it integration in the European Union (1986), although from 1997 onwards it has considerably decreased. In 1995 and 1996, the share of the FDI in the GDP reached it
J. Cadima Ribeiro, J. Freitas Santos
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Corporate real estate management in the retail sector: a study of the relationship between the management of the corporate real estate and corporate performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Retail organisations have often been cited as being at the forefront of corporate real estate management. This research found that the retail sector can be characterised by diversity both in terms of the degree to which organisations are vertically ...
Barkham, Richard, Gibson, V.
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of key indicators that affect the expected benefit of customers when using loyalty cards

open access: yesJournal of Business Economics and Management, 2019
The aim of this paper is to define the significance of different indicators that affect the expected benefit of customers when using loyalty cards in the purchasing process in the retail sector.
Jelena Končar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Partial Equilibrium Model of the Beef and Dairy Sector in Italy Under Imperfect Competition [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we present a partial equilibrium model for the bovine sector (beef and dairy) in Italy, which can be used for simulation and forecasting. The structure of the model follows the vertical chain of the beef and dairy sector, allowing trade of ...
Moro, Daniele   +2 more
core   +1 more source

System‐level analysis of industrial electrification

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrification is a promising method for industrial decarbonization, but understanding its potential is challenging due to the plethora of relevant technologies and industrial sectors it can be applied to. To this end, we develop an assessment framework to quantify the cost and environmental impacts of electrification, including the option to
Julia Granacher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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