Containing a broad cross section of case studies, this volume explores some of the factors which explain the variety of retail structures and modes of consumer behaviour that characterise retailing in developing countries.

Part I: Theory and Practice of Retail Studies in Developing Countries 1. Retailing in Less Developed Countries: An Introduction Ronan Paddison, Allan Findlay, John Dawson 2. Retail Change and Economic Development Ronald Dawson 3. Impediments to Progress in Retailing in Developing Nations Saeed Samiee Part II: Retail Structure and Change in Less Developed Countries Ronan Paddison 4. Rural Distribution Channels in West Africa Graham Hollier 5. Retailing in Northern Nigeria: Patterns of Continuity and Change Gina Porter 6. New Trends in Commercial Locations in Morocco Jean-Francois Troin 7. The Development of Planned Shopping Centres in Kuwait Obaid Al-Otaibi 8. Informal Sector Retailing in the South African City: The Case of Johannesburg Chris Rogerson 9. Ethnodomination of Marketing Channels Revisited Mark Speece 10. Urban Food Distribution and Household Consumption: A Study of Harare David W.Smith and Philip T. Kivell 11. Food Crop Marketing in the Peri-Urban Zone of Dar Es Salaam John Briggs Part III: Consumer Behaviour, Culture and Retail Change Allan Findlay 12. Patterns of Supermarket Use in Malaysia Khalifa Othman 13. The Changing Role of Women in the Islamic Retail Environment Allan Findlay 14. From Suq to Supermarket in Tunis Jean-Marie Miossec 15. The Indian Retail Environment: A Look at Socio-Cultural Impediments Hari Das and Malika Das Part VI: Towards a Research Agenda 16. Towards a Research Agenda on Retailing in Developing Countries Allan Findlay and Ronan Paddison

`...a most useful addition to the literature and should succeed in stimulating much needed work in the neglected field.' - Rob Potter, University of London`This is a book that offers much to any reader with an interest in the cultural context of retailing.' - Area`It is especially gratifying that the editors have crossed the typical disciplinary boundaries and brought together authors from geography, planning, and marketing in the same volume.' - Environment and Planning A