Dr Keri Davies

Senior Lecturer

Marketing & Retail University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Dr Keri Davies

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About me

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and a member of the Institute for Retail Studies at the University of Stirling , Scotland, UK. I hold an undergraduate degree in geography from the University of Exeter and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Wales. Before joining the Department of Marketing at Stirling in 1987 I worked in Manchester in the Northern Office of the Town and Country Planning Association, and as a research assistant in (successively) the Departments of Business Studies and Hotel and Catering Management at Sheffield Polytechnic and then in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Stirling.

Event / Presentation

Career Progression of MBA in Retailing and Wholesaling Students. International Conference on Education in Commercial Distribution: "The Role of Education in Commercial Firm Strategies", Milan, 9-10 July 1992
Scuola Superiore del Commercio del Turismo e dei Servizi

Trade Barriers in East and South East Asia: The Implications for Retailers. ESRC Seminar: Research Themes in Retailing: International Issues in Retailing, Manchester, 15 March 1993
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)

The international activities of Japanese retailers. 7th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades, Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, 6-8 September 1993
University of Stirling Institute for Retail Studies

Internationalization of Retailing: the example of East and South-East Asia. The First South China International Business Symposium, Hong Kong, 28-30 March 1994
University of Macau and Lingnan College

Networks, Value Chains and Retail Internationalisation in Pacific Asia. Proceedings of the 1995 Korean Marketing Association/American Marketing Association Conference, Marketing Theory and Practice: Toward the 21st Century, Seoul, 13-16 May 1995
Korean Marketing Association

Retail change: Evolution Without the Wheel’s Revolution. Ninth International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades: Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, 17-19 July 1997
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium

The Internationalisation Activities of Japanese Retailers. American Marketing Association/Japan Marketing Association conference on Japanese Retailing, Hawaii, November 1998
American Marketing Association

Marketing Strategies by European Firms: Reconfiguration and Expansion During a Period of Economic Uncertainty. Deutsche Institute Japan conference on "Economic Crisis and Transformation in South-East Asia: Strategic Responses by Japanese and American Firms", Tokyo, 17th-18th June 1999
Deutsche Institute Japan (DIJ) / German Institute for Japanese Studies

http://www.dijtokyo.org/…conferences#2003

The Asian Economic Recession and Retail Change: The Implications for Retailer Strategies in Asia. 10th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, 26th-28th August 1999
The European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD)

http://www.eaercd.stir.ac.uk/conference%20archive.htm

The "Asian Retail and Distribution System" versus the emerging "Global Standard". The Asian Retail and Distribution Forum 2000, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, Japan, 6th-8th November 2000
University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences (UMDS)

Retailing in Asia and its relationship to the emerging ‘global standards’. Academy of Marketing Conference, Nottingham, UK, 3rd-5th July 2002
British Academy of Marketing

Power in Distribution Channels: Can Foucault Add Anything More to Our Existing Models?. European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution Conference, Paris, July 2003
The European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD)

http://www.eaercd.stir.ac.uk/conference%20archive.htm

Consumer Co-operatives and Retail Internationalisation: Problems and Prospects. British Academy of Marketing Conference, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, 13-15 September 2005
British Academy of Marketing

The Regulation of Retail Internationalization: Examples from the Pacific Asia Region. Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Atlanta, 19-21 May 1995
Association for Consumer Research

Co-operative Principles and International Expansion - the example of NTUC FairPrice. European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution Conference, Lund, June 29 – July 1 2005
The European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD)

http://www.eaercd.stir.ac.uk/conference%20archive.htm

The Impact of Community Co-operatives on Shopping Behaviour in Rural Communities. International Cooperative Alliance Conference, Cork, 11-14 August 2005: The Contribution of Co-operatives to Community Culture
International Cooperative Alliance

http://research.ica.coop/calendar.html

Consumer Co-operatives and Retail Internationalisation: Problems and Prospects. International Cooperative Alliance Conference, Cork, 11-14 August 2005: The Contribution of Co-operatives to Community Culture
International Cooperative Alliance

http://research.ica.coop/calendar.html

'Co-operation between Co-operatives': The Role of Community-Run Shops in Rural Communities. AMS/ACRA: Retailing 2006: Strategic Challenges in the New Millennium: The Eighth Triennial AMS/ACRA Retailing Conference
Association for Consumer Research

http://www.acrwebsite.org/…ailing-2006.aspx

The Restructuring of Japanese retailing and its Impact on Retail Internationalization. The 6th SARD Workshop (Society of Asian Retailing and Distribution) - Innovations in International Retailing
University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences (UMDS)

http://sard.umds.ac.jp/workshop6/index_en.html

Spirituality in the Marketplace: understanding the growth of New Age retailing. AMA/ACRA Triennial Retail Conference: Retailing in a Connected World

http://www.babson.edu/…gram-3-29-12.pdf

Changing Retail Structures: The Implications for Marketing Education. 17th Annual Conference of the Marketing Education Group: "Marketing Education - Education for Marketing": Marketing Education Group, Institute of Marketing, 1984
Marketing Education Group (MEG)

Knowledge-Based Systems Explained. Spectra Conference, London, 22nd June and 16th November 1989
Spectra

Marketing Strategies in Differential Environments. Second World Marketing Congress: "Marketing in the 1990s and Beyond": University of Stirling, August 1985
University of Stirling

Trade Barriers and Retailer Internationalisation in East and South-East Asia. 1993 Annual Conference of the Marketing Education Group, University of Loughborough, July 1993
Marketing Education Group (MEG)

Research (1)

My research interests are varied but focus on the implications of change in the retail sector. My current work includes:

i) A longitudinal study of changes in shopping centres in Singapore. In particular, this is looking at the impact of different ownership and management arrangements on the composition of a set of shopping centres over time. This will include a comparison of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the makeup of those centres.

ii) An examination of the social role played by strata malls in Singapore. The suggestion is that these "city rooms" evoke a sense of place and provide a focus for interactions that is at odds with the desire for retail spaces to be used solely for economic or 'planned' entertainment purposes.

iii) A research project funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh that is exploring the importance of the informal food economy to Scottish island communities. This builds on work that colleagues and I have carried out over recent years on community retailing and local cooperatives.

iv) A micro-locational study of an extreme weather event, in this case the impact on the retail sector of flash-flooding episodes in the city of Stirling. The immediate outcome involved the closure of some businesses and significant disruption to the operations of other retailers. Yet, a detailed survey of the city centre shows the micro-locational differences in which subtle changes in the site, the design of the store or of its neighbours, and even the location of street furniture, affected the impact on each retailer. The study will also consider the consequences of the event for the resilience of those same retailers as there were three instances of flash flooding in the city centre in just four years. Retailers are drawing on their experiences to make small but significant changes to their operations but there are concerns over the likely responses from other organisations in their operating environment, such as the local council and their insurers.

Projects

Cancer Research UK Centre for Tobacco Control Research
PI: Professor Gerard Hastings
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Outputs (75)

Outputs

Conference Paper (unpublished)

End of an era? What next for Singapore's strata-titled malls?

Davies K (2021) End of an era? What next for Singapore's strata-titled malls?. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle (Virtual), 07.04.2021-10.04.2021. https://aag-annualmeeting.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/home

Commentary

A commentary on "conceptualising and measuring consumer-based brand-retailer-channel equity": A review and response

Londoño-Roldan JC, Elms J & Davies K (2017) A commentary on "conceptualising and measuring consumer-based brand-retailer-channel equity": A review and response. Commentary on: J.C. Londoño, J. Elms, K. Davies. Conceptualising and measuring consumer-based brand-retailer-channel equity, J. Retail. Consum. Serv., 29 (2016), pp. 70-81. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 37, pp. 31-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.02.013

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Spirituality in the Marketplace: understanding the growth of New Age retailing

Davies K, Freathy P & Thomson J (2012) Spirituality in the Marketplace: understanding the growth of New Age retailing. AMA/ACRA Triennial Retail Conference: Retailing in a Connected World, Seattle, 19.04.2012-21.04.2012. http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/retail-supply-chain-institute/conferences/Documents/retail-conference-program-3-29-12.pdf

Conference Paper (unpublished)

The Restructuring of Japanese retailing and its Impact on Retail Internationalization

Davies K (2008) The Restructuring of Japanese retailing and its Impact on Retail Internationalization. The 6th SARD Workshop (Society of Asian Retailing and Distribution) - Innovations in International Retailing, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 21.11.2008-23.11.2008.

Book Chapter

The Boots Group PLC: Rethinking the formula

Davies K (2006) The Boots Group PLC: Rethinking the formula. In: Dawson J, Larke R & Mukoyama M (eds.) Strategic Issues in International Retailing: Concepts and Cases. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis (Routledge), pp. 114-139.

Book Chapter

Fast Retailing: We won't tell you what to wear

Davies K (2003) Fast Retailing: We won't tell you what to wear. In: Freathy P (ed.) The Retailing Book: Principles and Applications. First ed. Harlow, UK: Pearson Education Ltd, pp. 155-165.

Conference Paper (published)

The Asian Economic Recession and Retail Change: The Implications for Retailer Strategies in Asia

Davies K (1999) The Asian Economic Recession and Retail Change: The Implications for Retailer Strategies in Asia. In: 10th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades: 26-28 August, 1999: Conference Proceedings. 10th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, 26th-28th August 1999, Stirling, UK, 26.08.1999-28.08.1999. University of Stirling Institute for Retail Studies, pp. 554-564. http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/10th_International_Conference_on_Researc.html?id=GncFSQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Conference Paper (published)

The Internationalisation Activities of Japanese Retailers

Davies K, Mukoyama M & Sternquist B (1999) The Internationalisation Activities of Japanese Retailers. In: Czinkota M & Kotabe M (eds.) Japanese Distribution Strategy. American Marketing Association/Japan Marketing Association conference on Japanese Retailing, Hawaii, November 1998, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 22.11.1998-24.11.1998. Cengage Learning.

Conference Paper (published)

Retail change: Evolution Without the Wheel’s Revolution

Davies K (1997) Retail change: Evolution Without the Wheel’s Revolution. In: Ninth International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades: July 17-19, 1997 : Conference Proceedings. Ninth International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades: Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, 17-19 July 1997, Leuven, Belgium, 17.07.1997-19.07.1997. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Book Chapter

The International Activities of Japanese Retailers

Davies K & Fergusson F (1996) The International Activities of Japanese Retailers. In: Akehurst G & Alexander N (eds.) The Internationalisation of Retailing. First ed. London, UK: Frank Cass, pp. 97-117.

Book Chapter

Yaohan International Holdings

Davies K (1995) Yaohan International Holdings. In: Lusch R & Dunne P P (eds.) Cases in Retailing. First ed. Boston, USA: South-Western, pp. 151-164.

Conference Paper (published)

The Regulation of Retail Internationalization: Examples from the Pacific Asia Region

Davies K (1995) The Regulation of Retail Internationalization: Examples from the Pacific Asia Region. In: Mcgoldrick P & Davies G (eds.) International Retailing: Trends and Strategies. Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Atlanta, 19-21 May 1995, Atlanta, USA, 19.05.1995-21.05.1995. London, UK: Pitman Publishing.

Newspaper / Magazine

Rising in the Far East

Davies K (1995) Rising in the Far East. Retail Week. 10.11.1995, pp. 4-5.

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Networks, Value Chains and Retail Internationalisation in Pacific Asia

Davies K & Fergusson F (1995) Networks, Value Chains and Retail Internationalisation in Pacific Asia. Proceedings of the 1995 Korean Marketing Association/American Marketing Association Conference, Marketing Theory and Practice: Toward the 21st Century, Seoul, 13-16 May 1995, Seoul, South Korea, 13.05.1995-16.05.1995.

Book Chapter

High Street Goods and Services

Davies K & Gabbott M (1994) High Street Goods and Services. In: Fyfe G (ed.) Poor and paying for it : the price of living on a low income. First ed. Glasgow, UK: HMSO for the Scottish Consumer Council, pp. 121-134.

Article

Foreign Investment in the Retail Sector of the People's Republic of China

Davies K (1994) Foreign Investment in the Retail Sector of the People's Republic of China. The Columbia Journal of World Business, 29 (3), pp. 56-69. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=8&sid=8e55cbfd-f115-4372-8232-d0fdd4b30b1e%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=buh&AN=9505300161

Conference Paper (published)

Trade Barriers in East and South East Asia: The Implications for Retailers

Davies K (1993) Trade Barriers in East and South East Asia: The Implications for Retailers. In: volume 3. ESRC Seminar: Research Themes in Retailing: International Issues in Retailing, Manchester, 15 March 1993, Manchester, UK, 15.03.1993-15.03.1993. Routledge, pp. 345-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593969300000023

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Career Progression of MBA in Retailing and Wholesaling Students

Davies K & Broadbridge A (1992) Career Progression of MBA in Retailing and Wholesaling Students. International Conference on Education in Commercial Distribution: "The Role of Education in Commercial Firm Strategies", Milan, 9-10 July 1992, Milan, Italy, 09.07.1992-10.07.1992.

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Knowledge-Based Systems Explained

Harris DG & Davies K (1989) Knowledge-Based Systems Explained. Spectra Conference, London, 22nd June and 16th November 1989, London.

Article

Superstore development in Wales

Davies K & Sparks L (1987) Superstore development in Wales. Cambria, 14 (1), pp. 1-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-0023487575&md5=92f9bc3df7ae4e503ad44fc1f658ca87

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Marketing Strategies in Differential Environments

Beharrell B & Davies K (1985) Marketing Strategies in Differential Environments. Second World Marketing Congress: "Marketing in the 1990s and Beyond": University of Stirling, August 1985, Stirling, UK.

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Changing Retail Structures: The Implications for Marketing Education

Davies K (1984) Changing Retail Structures: The Implications for Marketing Education. 17th Annual Conference of the Marketing Education Group: "Marketing Education - Education for Marketing": Marketing Education Group, Institute of Marketing, 1984.

Research centres/groups