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Call for Papers

Special issue of International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

‘Retailing Downunder’

The International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management announces a special issue on ‘Retailing Downunder’. This issue focuses on the advances, barriers, and unique features of Retailing and Distribution in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands. Retailing and distribution in this region offers a blend of traditional European, modern Western, immigrant Asian, indigenous Pasifika, Maori, and Aboriginal influences, leading to a dynamic, innovative, and distinctly international approach to retail activity. This issue aims to both highlight features of retailing & distribution in a young and vibrant part of the world, and to raise alternatives to the European and North American approaches to retailing and distribution.

Topics suggested (but not limited to) include:

• Distribution solutions for geographically isolated communities
• The history of retailing/distribution in the region
• Cultural diversity in retailing (especially incorporating Aboriginal, Maori, and Pasifika peoples, and more recent Asian influences)
• The internationalisation of retailing through the region
• The impact of parallel importing on New Zealand retail
• Free trade and other regional economic cooperation and the effects on distribution
• Regulatory effects in retailing (such as unit pricing, advertising restrictions, trading hours)
• Global access and local identity in retail
• Do shoppers in Australia and/or New Zealand ‘shop’ differently from other countries?
• Organics, GM & GE foods, and source identification – how important are these downunder and how do they change the way we distribute and retail food?
• Do customers care about ‘food miles’, recyclable carry bags, nutritional values, sustainable farming methods, sweat shops, and the swag of other conscience appeals in Australia or New Zealand?
• The acceptance of national and international brands; especially considering sustainability issues and the growth of local solutions such as Farmers’ Markets

Of particular interest are studies that suggest alternative findings to European or North American research.

Review process:

All contributions are subjected to a double-blind review process. There should be a separate title page giving the names and addresses of the authors. Any other references that reveal the identity of the authors should be removed.

Submissions:

All submissions must conform to the guidelines of IJRDM. For further details go to:

Please send submissions to:

Associate Professor Parsons AUT Business School, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Or e-mail: andrew.parsons@aut.ac.nz

Submission deadline: 31st May 2009

Guest Editors:

Andrew G Parsons, PhD
Associate Professor of Retailing
Auckland University of Technology New Zealand

Paul W Ballantine
Senior Lecturer in Marketing
University of Canterbury
New Zealand

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