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The economic and social role of small stores: A review of UK evidence

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Abstract

There is considerable concern in the United Kingdom regarding the growing power of supermarkets, a concern that culminated recently in a UK Competition Commission enquiry into the grocery sector. Against this backdrop, some suppliers, independent retailers and societal groups have been critical of the investigation, implying that it did not do justice to the role of small stores in society, and that this issue is insufficiently understood by policy-makers. To address this need, this article reviews and assesses the available UK evidence on the social and economic role of small independent stores and the values that are attached to them by the communities they serve. This is achieved using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The purpose of the article is to gauge the evidence as a platform for wider debate on how the role of small stores can be maintained and enhanced. The article identifies key themes and gaps in the literature as a basis for identifying research priorities and highlights implications for public policy and planning. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Clarke I, Banga S

Publication type: Review

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Year: 2010

Volume: 20

Issue: 2

Pages: 187-215

Print publication date: 01/01/2010

ISSN (print): 0959-3969

ISSN (electronic): 1466-4402

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593961003701783

DOI: 10.1080/09593961003701783


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