Urban development is very susceptive to economic cycles. Can resilience theory be used to
analyze these cycles and to find appropriate answers to minimize their impacts? Business …

Rapid development of retailing in India has led to expansion of malls in smaller cities. The
current research was directed towards small city consumers (n= 276) to understand their …

This paper aims to answer the following research question: does the knowledge city
environment stimulate entrepreneurship? To answer this question, we develop a framework …

Despite the plethora of studies on the behavior and values of consumers, research in the
social sciences tends to sideline the role of the cultural dimension of consumption in the …

Purpose–To fill a gap in external atmospheric literature and provide useful information for
small store retailers, this study aims to investigate the influence of external atmospheric …

Compared with store image literature, the town centre is underexplored as a retail image
context. This paper examines what is meant by town centre image by conducting an …

The Main Street Program is a popular smaller-scale economic development strategy used to
revitalize historic town centers across the rural United States. In this article, a difference-in …

Place branding and marketing has become essential for the promotion of tourist
destinations. Yet despite the significance of environmental attributes for place branding …

The role of local government in ensuring cities and town centres are attractive options for
shoppers is well documented in the international literature. However, there is a paucity of …

This research enhances the understanding of consumer behaviour and customer
experience in the context of town centres. First, it defines town centre customer experience …