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Coping with Change: The Implications of e-Commerce Adoption for Island Consumers

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  • Paul Freathy
  • Eric Calderwood

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F reathy P. and C alderwood E. Coping with change: the implications of e-commerce adoption for island consumers, Regional Studies . This paper examines the implications of e-commerce for retailers on three Scottish island groups. These locations are amongst the most economically fragile regions of the UK. The extensive use of e-commerce by residents has reconfigured traditional shopping patterns. The paper argues that this pattern of spending represents a form of 'trade leakage' with increased monies being spent off the island. The reaction from local retailers to this threat appears limited. The paper highlights the consequences for the local economy and suggests a more proactive response is needed in order to meet the challenges posed by internet availability.

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  • Paul Freathy & Eric Calderwood, 2016. "Coping with Change: The Implications of e-Commerce Adoption for Island Consumers," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 894-908, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:50:y:2016:i:5:p:894-908
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.952720
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    2. Inna S. Lola & Murat Bakeev & Anton Manukov, 2021. "Indicators For Measuring The Digital Environment Of Manufacturing Enterprises In Russia Based On Data From Business Tendency Surveys," HSE Working papers WP BRP 120/STI/2021, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    3. Vivian Khoo & Aidi Ahmi* & Ram Al-Jaffri Saad, 2018. "E-Commerce Adoption Research: A Review of Literature," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 90-99:6.
    4. Inna S. Lola & Murat Bakeev & Anton Manukov, 2021. "The Determinants of the Divide in the Regional Spread in the Use of Online Channels for Consumer Retail Purchases," HSE Working papers WP BRP 119/STI/2021, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    5. Inna Lola & Murat Bakeev, 2023. "What determines the differentiation in the e-commerce adoption by consumers: evidence from Russia," Electronic Commerce Research, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 1143-1159, June.
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