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Lewis, J., Whysall, P. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9905-599X and Foster, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-2462-5155,
2014.
Drivers and technology-related obstacles in moving to multichannel retailing.
International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 18 (4), pp. 43-68.
ISSN 1086-4415
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Abstract
Today, multichannel retailing is a key strategic issue for most retailers. Yet, while there are many drivers associated with retailers going multichannel so too are there technology-related obstacles, however, few prior empirical studies explore these themes. In light of this, by using a multi-case approach to understand the key drivers and technology-related obstacles associated with retailers moving to multichannel retailing our study makes two key contributions. First, we extend prior theory by providing novel empirical insights into the main drivers underpinning retailers using a multichannel strategy. We find that meeting customer needs and increasing sales were the primary drivers behind retailers using the strategy, although there is diversity in the way retailers respond to these motives. Second, we provide empirical support for a proposed theoretical framework which summarises the key technology-related obstacles retailers encounter when going multichannel, by stage of implementation. The framework reveals that retailers face technology-related obstacles when implementing a multichannel strategy due to the need to switch/acquire resources and achieve channel integration. Furthermore, the framework highlights that these resource and channel integration issues are often interrelated with each other and with other staff engagement and cultural issues, vary by retailer and stage of implementation, and pose greater obstacles to retailers using new and multiple channels than the extant literature suggests.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||
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| Publication Title: | International Journal of Electronic Commerce | ||||
| Creators: | Lewis, J., Whysall, P. and Foster, C. | ||||
| Publisher: | M.E. Sharpe | ||||
| Date: | 2014 | ||||
| Volume: | 18 | ||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||
| ISSN: | 1086-4415 | ||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > Nottingham Business School | ||||
| Record created by: | EPrints Services | ||||
| Date Added: | 09 Oct 2015 11:13 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2023 10:52 | ||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24680 |
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