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Call of the Mall
Simon & Schuster 2004; US$ 15.00The author of the international bestseller Why We Buy -- praised by The New York Times as "a book that gives this underrated skill the respect it deserves" -- now takes us to the mall, a place every American has experienced and has an opinion about. Paco Underhill, the Margaret Mead of shopping, has run hundreds of research assignments in... more...
Shopping, Place and Identity
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 69.95Engages in key debates in contemporary consumption and identity studies, yet presents a firmly grounded study that will complement the more speculative writing about shopping, place and identity that has developed in recent years. more...
Objects of Desire
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 135.00What determines where people shop? Why would shoppers visit one shopping centre rather than another? Developers, backers, planners and Government will wish to estimate the viability of proposed new centres. Developers wish to plan, build and/or improve shopping centres to maximize profitable retail sales and shopper satisfaction. This book explores... more...
Performing Consumers
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 35.95Provides an exploration of the way in which brands insinuate themselves into the lives of people who encounter them at branded superstores. This work employs five American brandscapes to serve as case studies: Ralph Lauren; Niketown; American Girl Place; Disney store and "The Lion King"; and The Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store
DK Publishing 2008; US$ 19.95Make the dream of opening a retail business a reality. The fastest-growing segment of small business is retail-everything from clothing to linens, books to boats, gourmet pans to furniture. With over 30 years' experience in retail, national expert and consultant James Dion offers practical, hands-on tips and advice on all aspects of retail business,... more...
Flagship Marketing
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 39.95Flagships are the physical apogee of consumerism, places where brand experiences are most defined and interactions with consumers are highly refined. This book marks the first comprehensive study of the concept of the flagship, bringing together a range of scholarly insights from the field, covering issues such as consumerism, areas of consumption... more...
Reading Retail
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2002; US$ 49.50The geographies of retailing and consumption have become one of the key topics of the twenty-first century, both in terms of research and and undergraduate teaching. The undergraduate literature has been slow to keep up with this rapidly developing field and students have to look to a wide range of sources - often relatively obscure - to obtain a clear... more...
Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development
Wiley 2011; US$ 80.00"...Extraordinary: Gibbs has popped the hood and taken apart the engine of commercial design and development, showing us each individual part and explaining fit, form and function." — Yaromir Steiner , Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Steiner + Associates "...the most comprehensive and expansive book ever written on the subject of Retail Real... more...
Start and Run a Fish and Chip Shop or Burger Bar
Constable & Robinson 2009; US$ 11.65Part of 'Small Business Starters Series', this book delivers information you need to start up and run your own Fish and Chip Shop and Burger Bar business. more...
Retail Change
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 38.95Filling a conspicuous gap in the recent literature, this book covers the internationalization of retailing, its impact on the urban region, the planning implications of retail change and social issues associated with all these developments. more...









