This research investigates relationships among IT investment, inventory performance, and financial performance to find the empirical evidence for the theory that operational excellence in inventory management and relevant IT investment enhance profitability in the long run. Using ANOVA, post hoc analysis, and hierarchical regression, we analyze longitudinal data at the industry group level (man...

BACKGROUND Tobacco companies have opposed the removal of tobacco retail displays, arguing this would compromise retailers' safety, increase retail crime, reduce retailers' income, impose additional costs and be inconvenient. These arguments have successfully delayed policy development in several jurisdictions. METHODS In-depth interviews conducted with New Zealand retailers who had voluntaril...

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) recently has gained enormous attention in various industry sectors, the media, and in academic research. This paper focuses in early RFID applications in the retail supply chain. It takes a quick look at the available literature and then explains the technological issues including the need for standardization and the challenges on the data, network, and app...

Augmented reality (AR) technology is a computer-generated object that allows users to enrich the experience of products virtually with graphics, images, etc. Due lack studies in developing countries like Malaysia, more are necessary understand pressing factors diffusing AR for flourishing retail industry. This research aimed explore affecting adoption sector through an extension acceptance mode...

To explore the extent to which adult retail stores may contribute to a community's sexual health promotion infrastructure, we collected data from 294 customer service employees of 80 adult retail stores in 61 U.S. cities. Findings indicated that these stores and their employees do possess at least a baseline level of characteristics that indicate they are serving, or have the potential to serve...