German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)

German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)

Grocery discount stores have long dominated developments in the German food retail sector, and they continue to grow. This paper discusses the reasons for this long-term success based on internal decision-making parameters such as price, adjustment of product range, choice of location, and size of n...

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Main Author: Jürgens Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Quaestiones Geographicae
Subjects:
retailing
german grocery discounters
cluster development
regional planning
governance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0046
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spelling doaj-d3ef218cebd9488bbb3474119fcb00592021-09-05T21:23:39ZengSciendoQuaestiones Geographicae2081-63832014-12-01334172610.2478/quageo-2014-0046quageo-2014-0046German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)Jürgens Ulrich0Department of Geography, Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, GermanyGrocery discount stores have long dominated developments in the German food retail sector, and they continue to grow. This paper discusses the reasons for this long-term success based on internal decision-making parameters such as price, adjustment of product range, choice of location, and size of new stores. The result is significant customer acceptance, but also adverse developments viewed critically in various governance constellations. The paper is based on expert interviews and a comprehensive collection of data on grocery discount stores and supermarkets in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holsteinhttps://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0046retailinggerman grocery discounterscluster developmentregional planninggovernance
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Quaestiones Geographicae
retailing
german grocery discounters
cluster development
regional planning
governance
author_facet Jürgens Ulrich
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title German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
title_short German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
title_full German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
title_fullStr German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
title_full_unstemmed German Grocery Discounters: Dynamics and Regional Impact. the Case of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
title_sort german grocery discounters: dynamics and regional impact. the case of schleswig-holstein (germany)
publisher Sciendo
series Quaestiones Geographicae
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publishDate 2014-12-01
description Grocery discount stores have long dominated developments in the German food retail sector, and they continue to grow. This paper discusses the reasons for this long-term success based on internal decision-making parameters such as price, adjustment of product range, choice of location, and size of new stores. The result is significant customer acceptance, but also adverse developments viewed critically in various governance constellations. The paper is based on expert interviews and a comprehensive collection of data on grocery discount stores and supermarkets in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein
topic retailing
german grocery discounters
cluster development
regional planning
governance
url https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0046
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