Global strategies in retailing : Asian and European experiences

Introduction 1. Recent Developments in Retail Internationalization (John Dawson and Masao Mukoyama) 2. Building International Strategy with Formats and Formulae (John Dawson and Masao Mukoyama) 3. Global Portfolio Strategy as a New Strategic Paradigm (Masao Mukoyama and John Dawson) 4. Nitori: From Local Furniture Store to Largest Home Furnishing Chain in Japan (Jung-Yim Baek) 5. President Chain Store Corporation: Globalization through Business Diversification (Masao Mukoyama) 6. Lotte Shopping: Transforming a Korean Retailer towards being Global (Sang-Chul Choi) 7. IKEA: The Making of a Global Giant (Ulf Johansson) 8. MUJI: The Evolution of a Local Private Label to a Global Retailer (Tatsuro Toba) 9. The Delhaize Group: Internationalizing the Supermarket on Three Continents (Steve Burt) 10. The Metro Group: Internationalizing the Cash and Carry Format (Steve Burt) 11. Future Directions of Retailer Internationalization (John Dawson and Masao Mukoyama)