TY - JOUR

T1 - The economic and social role of small stores

T2 - A review of UK evidence

AU - Clarke, Ian

AU - Banga, Sunil

PY - 2010/5

Y1 - 2010/5

N2 - There is considerable concern in the United Kingdom regarding the growing power of supermarkets, a concern that culminated recently in a UK Competition Commission enquiry into the grocery sector. Against this backdrop, some suppliers, independent retailers and societal groups have been critical of the investigation, implying that it did not do justice to the role of small stores in society, and that this issue is insufficiently understood by policy-makers. To address this need, this article reviews and assesses the available UK evidence on the social and economic role of small independent stores and the values that are attached to them by the communities they serve. This is achieved using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The purpose of the article is to gauge the evidence as a platform for wider debate on how the role of small stores can be maintained and enhanced. The article identifies key themes and gaps in the literature as a basis for identifying research priorities and highlights implications for public policy and planning The economic and social role of small stores: A review of UK evidence | Request PDF. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233067357_The_economic_and_social_role_of_small_stores_A_review_of_UK_evidence [accessed Sep 04 2018].

AB - There is considerable concern in the United Kingdom regarding the growing power of supermarkets, a concern that culminated recently in a UK Competition Commission enquiry into the grocery sector. Against this backdrop, some suppliers, independent retailers and societal groups have been critical of the investigation, implying that it did not do justice to the role of small stores in society, and that this issue is insufficiently understood by policy-makers. To address this need, this article reviews and assesses the available UK evidence on the social and economic role of small independent stores and the values that are attached to them by the communities they serve. This is achieved using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The purpose of the article is to gauge the evidence as a platform for wider debate on how the role of small stores can be maintained and enhanced. The article identifies key themes and gaps in the literature as a basis for identifying research priorities and highlights implications for public policy and planning The economic and social role of small stores: A review of UK evidence | Request PDF. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233067357_The_economic_and_social_role_of_small_stores_A_review_of_UK_evidence [accessed Sep 04 2018].

KW - small stores

KW - social and economic role

KW - independent outlets

KW - systematic literature review

KW - retail regulation

KW - UK planning policy

U2 - 10.1080/09593961003701783

DO - 10.1080/09593961003701783

M3 - Journal article

VL - 20

SP - 187

EP - 215

JO - The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

JF - The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

SN - 0959-3969

IS - 2

ER -