The Internationalisation of Retailing in Asia

European retailers have successfully internationalised their activities in Europe but have been less successful in North America. American retailers have been successful in their home market but less so in Europe. The major European and American retailers are now entering Asia and competing directly with each other in a substantive way fort he first time. These Western retailers, using modern managerial methods, are entering markets typified by more traditional managerial approaches. Western managerial cultures and values are interfacing with Asian ones. The results of these moves are new stresses for Asian retail structures that bring a new dynamism to Asian retailing. The contributions in this book explore the conflicts and benefits that arise as retailing in Asia becomes internationalised. The contributions are provided by experts in retail research from across Asia and for the first time in depth analyses are provided of the ways that Western retailers are provoking change in Asia. The book results form a seminar held at the University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, in November 2001 under the auspices of Society for Asian Research in Distribution. Scholars from across the region presented research results of their analyses of the New Commerce now appearing in Asia.

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Table of contents : 1. International Retailing in Japan John Dawson and Roy Larke 2. The development of foreign retailing in Taiwan: The impacts of Carrefour Tsuchiya Hitoshi 3. Moves into the Korean market by global retailers and the response of local retailers: Lesson for the Japanese retailing sector? Sang Chul Choi 4. Structural changes in the retail industry: The Korean Government's Industrial Policy subsequent to opening the domestic market Seong Mu Suh 5. The impact of World Class Distributors on the retail industry in Thailand Jirapar Tosonboon 6. Globalising retailing in Singapore: Cultural commodification and economic change Victor R Savage 7. Internationalization of retailing in China Shuguang Wang 8. International transfer of retail know-how through foreign direct investment from Europe to China Amelia Yuen Shan Au-Yeung 9. The reform of the distribution system in China: Opening the system to the outside world Han Jinglun 10. The role of government in creating competitive advantage in the globalized economy: The case of Shanghai, China Wen Hong and Roger C. K. Chan 11. Towards a model of the impacts of retail internationalisation John Dawson 12. Conclusion: The direction of future research on the internationalisation of retailing Masao Mukoyama