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Call for papers – Special Issue of the:
International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Evaluating the Role of Electronic Commerce in Transforming the Retail Sector

Guest Editors:

Prof. Neil F. Doherty (The Business School, Loughborough University, UK)
Dr. Fiona Ellis-Chadwick (The Business School, Loughborough University, UK)

The Internet has had a significant impact on most areas of economic activity, including defence, banking, manufacturing, healthcare and education. However, the sector that has perhaps experienced the most dramatic transformation as a result of this Internet revolution, has been retailing. Whilst the initial forays of most retailers into the world of web-based retailing could be classed as small scale, exploratory and tentative, the success of the Internet over the past ten years has placed electronic commerce at the centre of their strategic thinking. Moreover, as global competition intensifies, an organization’s effective operational performance, and competitive positioning have become more dependent upon its ability to successfully exploit information technologies. Against this background, the Internet, through its high levels of connectivity, reach and adoption, has probably become the most influential of the vast array of technologies available to businesses.

Our goal for this special issue of the International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research is to deliver a coherent collection of papers that provide significant new insights into how the retail sector has been transformed by the Internet, and how individual retail organisations have responded to the challenges posed by this new technology. Whilst empirical, theoretical and conceptual studies are equally welcome for submission to the special issue, the likely practical implications of the research for the effective management of retail organisations should be emphasised in all contributions.

Topics of interest include – but are not limited to – studies of:

• Changes to the structure of the retail sector: the impact on the high street;
• The impact of e-commerce upon the design of the retail organization, in areas such as: organizational structures, cultures, business processes, working practices etc;
• Changes to the organisation and management of supply chains;
• The impact of the Internet upon retailers’ corporate strategies and objectives,
• The achievement of competitive advantage and improved competitive positioning, through the adoption of e-commerce;
• The effect of e-commerce upon retailer – customer relationships;
• The effect of e-commerce upon consumer behaviour;
• Case studies of successful and / or unsuccessful strategic initiatives;
• Gauging the effectiveness of strategies: performance measurement in e-retailing.

Authors are advised to seek guidance from the ‘notes for contributors’ for the International Review of Retail Distribution consumer research, prior to submitting a paper for this special edition

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Process of Submission / Review:

Each submission will be double blind refereed by at least two referees and one of the guest editors. A two-phase review process is planned, to allow for the reconsideration, where appropriate, of revised papers by the initial reviewer. The timetable for the process will be as follows:

Provisional Dates:

Manuscript submission: Friday, 10th July, 2009
Feedback from first phase reviews issued: Friday, 30th October, 2009
Revised manuscripts due: Friday 22nd January, 2010
Feedback from second phase reviews issued: Friday, 26th March, 2010
Final manuscripts due: Friday, 7th May, 2010
Planned publication: late 2010

The final deadline for the submission of papers is 10th July, 2009, but the editors strongly encourage early submission, and the submission of an abstract, for guidance on focus and content, prior to the final submission.

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, as Word or PDF documents, to Professor Neil Doherty at : n.f.doherty@lboro.ac.uk by the deadline date.

Associate editor contact details for informal enquiries, and early submission of abstracts for feedback:

Professor Neil F. Doherty,
The Business School,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire,
LE11 3TU, UK
e-mail: n.f.doherty@lboro.ac.uk

Dr Fiona Ellis-Chadwick,
The Business School,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire,
LE11 3TU, UK
e-mail: f.e.ellis-chadwick@lboro.ac.uk

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