Title: The future of shopping : traditional patterns and net effects /
Authors: Markham, Julian E.
Publisher: Macmillan Business,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Shopping; Retail trade
Contents: Pt. I. Shopping Experience -- 1. Little New in the Shopping Centre and Retail World -- 2. Personal Experience of Shopping -- 3. It's Not Enough to do it Well, Do It New -- 4. World Wide Web, the Internet, Cyberspace and Retail Locations -- 5. Is There a Substitute for the Real Thing? Information Appliances -- Pt. II. Shopping Location -- 6. Traditional Shopping: From Bazaars to Shopping Centres -- 7. From Merchants to the Modern Consumer Boom: Effects on Towns -- 8. Out-of-Town and Town Centres -- 9. Town Centre Economies and Planners' Attitudes -- Pt. III. Living With Technology -- 10. Technology: 'Haves' and 'Have-Nots' -- 11. Is Shopping a Chore? Being Digital and Big Brother -- 12. Giving the Customers What They Want -- 13. Computer Literacy -- Pt. IV. Future Of Electronic Shopping -- 14. Power Centres, Online, TV and Catalogues -- 15. Shopping on the Net and Security -- 16. Convenience, Comparison and the Retail Results -- 17. Price, Convenience, Electronic Retailing and the Internet Store -- Pt. V. Future Trends -- 18. US Shopping Centre Experience and UK Trends -- 19. View of the Future?