Researchers in economics and business present a reference on retail trade using theory, systematic empirical evidence, and institutional details for the benefit of fellow researchers in
economics, marketing science, and related disciplines. In sections on development, vertical organization, horizontal organization and competition, and sectors, they consider such topics as the
evolution of technology in the retail sector, the role of multinational retailers as foreign direct investment in developing countries, empirical games of market entry and spatial competition
in retail industries, the economics of retail markets for new and used cars, and big data and the future of retail research. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
