An inspector calls: Looking at retail development through a sustainability lens

Doak, Joe

doi:10.1057/rlp.2009.17

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“…industries vs. supply chains). Furthermore, retail development (Doak, 2009) and sustainable commercial properties are regarded (Newell, 2009). Third, articles explicitly researching sustainability issues in retail do not necessarily consider all sustainability dimensions.…”

Section: Sustainability Considerations In Retail Research and Practicementioning

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Sustainability in retailing – a summative content analysis

Wiese

Kellner

Lietke

et al. 2012

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

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PurposeThis paper aims to analyse past and current sustainability considerations and developments in scientific research and practice with a focus on the role of retailers in supply chains.Design/methodology/approachA summative content analysis is used to identify major research areas and industrial branches in the sustainability literature relevant to retail supply chains, and sustainability considerations in retail practice.FindingsSustainability‐related issues have been discussed for many years and the term sustainability has received increased attention in research since the mid‐1990s. In retail research, there seems to be a time lag of more than ten years in using the term sustainability compared to other fields in research and industry. However, some of these other research fields and industries have an impact on retail supply chains. At the same time, it seems that sustainability has received more attention in retail management practice compared to research applications.Research limitations/implicationsFuture retail research should try to integrate the findings from related research areas and industry sectors, and emerging issues in practice magazines.Originality/valueThis paper provides a comprehensive overview of past and current sustainability research in retailing and sustainability relevance in retail practice. The paper considers the specific role of retailers in supply chains through a broad analysis of sustainability considerations in different research areas and industries relevant to retail supply chains.

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Section: Sustainability Considerations In Retail Research and Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability in retailing – a summative content analysis

Wiese

Kellner

Lietke

et al. 2012

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

131

127

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“…The fundamental nature of high street change in the UK may be characterised as comprising a place-based and systemic "economic restructuring" of locations, including the scalar realities of regional facilities, town and city centres and smaller neighbourhood centres (Doak, 2009). In terms of the land use planning system, for example, retail policy has tended to be concerned with identifying hierarchical provision of retail facilities (Peel, 2003).…”

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Planning and governance issues in the restructuring of the high street

Peel

Parker

2017

JPMD

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Purpose-This paper aims to examine the role of "restructuring" in confronting the challenges facing contemporary high streets in the devolved UK. It complements three articles concerned with repositioning, reinventing and rebranding and illustrates the multi-faceted approaches involved in addressing retail change and town centre transformations. This paper emphasises the role of planning and governance in effecting change. Design/methodology/approach-Informed by a literature review, action research involved interrelated interventions in selected locations, and associated workshops with engaged practitioners and community actors. Findings-The findings highlight that the "resilience" of contemporary town centres demands resisting efforts to return to the status quo and necessitate forms of adaptive management. Understanding high street degeneration and the limitations of a retail-only led policy focus as a "wicked issue" further demands socially constructing town centres as an ecosystem requiring a holistic response. New forms of joint-working involve selecting appropriate models, attending to relational aspects and defined roles and responsibilities. Land use planning, including masterplanning and creating evidenced policy options, provides an important democratic space for legitimising action, offering leadership and extending participation to new change agents. Practical implications-Restructuring of governance is an essential prerequisite in effecting change. Originality/value-The originality of this study lies in the application of the restructuring element of the 4 Rs Framework which enables a focus on the governance dimensions of town centre and high street regeneration. The findings are enhanced through the experiential evidence which stresses both the importance of place-based diversification and value of prioritising holistic and joint actions developed through participatory visioning exercises.

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“…The motivation behind the choice of companies and industry participants to implement GBFIs is the ability to outperform in the market due to improved company Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Eichholtz et al, 2010b;Newell, 2009), but also because of incentives put in place by the government (Doak, 2009;Milne, 2012). The development of rating systems incentivises the market to adopt GBFIs due to competitor advantage, building efficiency and improved CSR (Kok et al, 2010;USGBC, 2014).…”

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An Investigation into the Strategic Importance of GBFIs within the Listed Property Market

Nurick

Morris²,

Schofield³

et al. 2015

22nd Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of importance that green building features and initiatives (GBFIs) have with regards to decision strategies in the South African listed property market. Design/methodology/approach-The paper extrapolates qualitative data in the form of a multiple case study analysis as the overarching research methodology. Three South African real estate investment trusts (REITs) participated in the research. Pattern matching in conjunction with semi-structured interviews was implemented to determine whether patterns in the literature could be matched to the empirical data. Findings-It was found that each REIT is at different stages with regards to the implementation of GBFIs, thus relating to the decision strategy adopted by each REIT. The strategies applied had different drivers; either to reduce costs or to gain a competitive advantage in local and international markets. REITs that had been implementing GBFIs for a longer period of time were found to have more advanced strategies and a higher degree of GBFI consideration in their decision strategies. The main conclusion revealed that there is a range with regards to the level of how reactive/proactive of each of the three participating REITs in terms of their decision strategies with specific reference to GBFIs. This is mainly due to the fact that green building is still in its infancy in the South African property market, thus resulting in delays regarding the full implementation of GBFIs in the South African listed property market. Research limitations/implications-This paper is indicative and highlights a number of issues surrounding the decision strategies in the listed property market with regards to the level of implementation of GBFIs. There is scope for a more comprehensive investigation by increasing the number of cases, so as to reduce interpretation of the results as generalizable. Practical implications-The findings indicate a broad spectrum in the level of integration of GBFIs in the decision strategies with the South African listed property market. The level of integration is dependant on when a particular REIT started implementing GBFIs. Those REITs that were proactive in implementing GBFIs into their portfolio are starting to accrue benefits that are resulting in a competitive advantage. Originality/value-This is the first paper to investigate the role GBFIs play in the decision strategies in the South African listed property market. Keywords Decision strategies, Green building features and initiatives (GBFIs), Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

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An inspector calls: Looking at retail development through a sustainability lens

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Sustainability in retailing – a summative content analysis

Sustainability in retailing – a summative content analysis

Planning and governance issues in the restructuring of the high street

An Investigation into the Strategic Importance of GBFIs within the Listed Property Market

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