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Delineation of UK Retail Sector: An Actor-Network Perspective

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  • Samar El Sayad

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This paper provides a contextual discussion about the UK retail market by screening the relevant literature bodies. The UK retail market is analyzed in terms of its dynamic; the influence market concentration, globalization, and supply chains, and the emerging shifts in the power position. Drawing on ANT, the paper shows how this market comprises a set of networks of various human and non-human actors who interact and negotiate among themselves. It also shows how the power of the UK’s big retailers can be regarded as a consequence of these networks and the interrelationship between them.

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  • Samar El Sayad, 2022. "Delineation of UK Retail Sector: An Actor-Network Perspective," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:2198
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2022-0037
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