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“A literature review is organised aro und ideas, not the sources themselves
as an annotated bibliography would be organised. You should assess
previous studies and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. You also have
to think about which themes and issues your sources have in common.”
Michon, R., Yu, H., Smith, D., & Chebat, J.-C. (2008). Mall Environment,
Shopping Value, and Approach Behavior: A Study of Female Fashion
Shoppers. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management , Vol. 12, No. 4,
Pg. 456-468.
RETAIL MIX
Kuribayashi and Kishimoto, 2009 found that the shopping districts of major
cities have been declining. The change in customer needs and the increase
in the automobile consumption have led the public to shop in the
convenient shopping malls. This circumstance has induced an additional
problem of the weakening of interrelationship between the individual
shops within the district which is crucial in means of both the local economy
within in these districts and their surrounding community.
Kajalo, S., & Lindblom agree with Beyard and O’Mara (2006) when stating
that shopping centres have been perhaps the most successful retail
business concept of the last 50 years and have become the most powerful
and adaptable machine for consumption that the world has ever seen.
NOTE: The word ‘adaptable machine’
It is evident, and Kajalo, S., & Lindblom agree that there is a growing body
of academic literature on shopping centres. Researchers have been most
interested in studying what makes a shopping centre attractive to
consumers.
1
The economy grew by the barest of margins in the December quarter, up just 0.2 per cent on the back
of a recovery in manufacturing and a lift in the export log trade, but other sectors, such as the retail
sector going backwards, falling 2.1 percent.
Survival Rates for 1998 – 2004 Enterprise Births by ANZSIC
ANZSIC industry classifications used in this section are: A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing, B - Mining, C - Manufacturing, D - Electricity, gas
and water supply, E - Construction, F - Wholesale trade, G - Retail trade, H - Accommodation, cafes and restaurants, I - Transport and
storage, J - Communication services, K - Finance and insurance, L - Property and business services, M - Government administration and
defence, N - Education, O - Health and community services, P - Cultural and recreational services, Q - Personal and other services.
[ CITATION Min04 \l 5129 ]
Defining ‘failure’
Watson and Everett found that the Classification of Primary Reason for Sale
or Closure of Business was as follows:
1. Bankruptcy/Loss to creditors
(Dun and Bradstreet's definition of failure)
2. To prevent further losses
(Ulmer and Nielsen's definition of failure)
3. Did not make a go of it
(Cochran's definition of failure)
4. Retirement or ill health
5. To realise a profit
6. Unknown
7. Other
Cox and Vos found that the data presented in their analysis included
shopping centres that were management dependent in which the small
businesses operating within the centres were subject to tenant selection,
monitoring and constant advice. In contrast, the other shopping centres in
the study were management independent in that the small businesses
operating within the centres were not exposed to monitoring and tenant
selection and were not accountable to management. Cos and Vos
maintained similar results as Watson and Everett who had also surprisingly
found that the failure rates captured within a managed and unmanaged
business were not statistically different from one another which was in
complete opposition from the majority of findings from other texts. (FIND
INFORMATION TO DISPROVE COS AND VOS)
CONSUMER PREFERENCE
Consumer Preference and the following sections on Targeting Consumers
and Retail Mix are closely related and much of the information can be
translated into both.
Introduction
Mall environment
Try and avoid (Retail Mix)
Conclusion / findings
Rajagopal concludes by saying that retailers need to pay attention not only
to the pleasantness of the store environment, but also to arousal level
expectations of young consumers (Wirtz et al, 2007). The lack of
appropriate external and internal ambiance of retail stores is a major
2
Shopping motivation is one of the key constructs of research on shopping behaviour and exhibits a
high relevance for formulating retail marketing strategies. [ CITATION Raj11 \l 5129 ]
source of dissatisfaction among young consumers whilst making their pre-
purchase decisions. Thus the higher the attraction in the retail store, the
higher the satisfaction of urban shoppers and lower the perceived conflicts
in decision process.
The study by Rajagopal reveals that the behaviour of urban shopper is
guided by the logistics, accessibility, and location of the shopping mall,
demographic surroundings and agglomeration of shops in the commercial
area. The discussions in the study also divulge that shopping arousal is
largely driven by mall attractions, inter-personal influences, sales
promotions and comparative gains among urban shoppers. Major factors
that affect shopping arousal among urban shoppers are recreational
facilities, location of the mall, ambiance and store attractiveness in
reference to products and services, brand value, and price.
McCloud continues with stating that the consumer is mostly always going
to prefer to go to the shopping mall because it offers these needs that the
individual retail market cannot obtain. So whether the consumer does take
longer on purchase decisions, or the mall has bad accessibility, unappealing
demographic surroundings and the location of the shopping mall is
detrimental, Goss points out that the shopping mall has a lot to offer
consumers, although it would still be beneficial of incorporating Rajagopal’s
and McCloud’s ideas.
Something to watch out for is Wakefield and Baker’s observation that too
many malls look alike and offer too many stores that have highly similar
merchandise; fewer consumers report enjoying the experience associated
with mall shopping.
TARGETING CONSUMERS
Targeting Consumers and the information on Consumer Preference and
Retail Mix are closely related and much of the information can be
translated between each subject.
Introduction
"The Last Stop of Desire", this text is significant in that Brottman attempts
to use Roland Barthes' semiological perspective (a philosophical theory of
the functions of signs and symbols), specifically the notion of a plural text,
to approach the activity of shopping. Brottman explores shopping as a
particular semiological system, a system which can be read as a text of
‘pleasure’. Brottman takes on a different stance on the pleasures of
shopping than most critics, taking a neo-Marxist, anti-capitalist, or
dystopian perspective, regarding shopping as the object of reprobation. (pg.
46)
NOTE:
The text begins with a brief introduction into a range of theoretical
positions on shopping. These positions include: the neo-Marxists,
who examine the relationship between consumption and false
consciousness, and between commodity fetishism and
democratized consumption; the psycho-analytics, who regard
shopping as a destructive activity engendering desire that is
ultimately left unfulfilled; the Futurists, who see consumption as a
spiritual transaction; and the various historic perspectives on
shopping, including architectural-aesthetic-textual analyses.
Shopping Localities
Rajagopal believes that within the emerging markets, shopping malls with
multiplexes such as cinema theatres, food courts, and amusement corners
in shopping malls for children are becoming the centre for a family’s day
out. Goss aims to explain that developers have wanted to moderate the
collective guilt over obvious consumption by designing a fantasized
dissociation from the act of shopping into the retail built environment. In
other words, shopping makes consumers feel guilty, or insecure; but if we
don't believe like we're shopping, then it's acceptable. This has helped the
consumer pretend that the experience within the mall is segregated from
the external ‘real’ world through a selection of successful design principles
that aim towards the ultimate goal of developer profits. I think Goss's
failure to consider the time-geography does undermine his argument
slightly, however, the modern strip mall, which may be more closely related
to my thesis topic, has a less constructed atmosphere than the indoor mall
that is the focus of Goss's work, and in-turn, human behaviour would be
experienced differently within these different atmospheres.
Findings / Conclusion
Types of Security
- Formal / Informal
CPTED
Every part of the mall should be designed for maximum comfort, ease, and
above all-- safety of the customers. Whether customers have come for a
shopping spree, a food court snack, a movie or to visit a professional, they
should be able to do so in comfort and security. When done properly, such
security designs can go hand-in-hand with aesthetic elegance.[ CITATION
CPT051 \l 5129 ] Out are the old enclosed "box style" covered malls. In are
the well laid out multiple building shopping centres which promote outdoor
activity such as eating and walking. This is an important design feature of
CPTED shopping malls, as it enhances natural surveillance through activity
support.
Conclusion / findings / solutions
Kajolo and Lindblom, 2010 agrees with Fernando, 1995 who argues that it is
unrealistic to expect a shopping centre to be freer from crime than a city
street. According to Lee et al., 1999, shopping centres face the same
problems that a central business district does. Lee et al., 1999 state that
several features make shopping centres suitable targets for criminal
activity.
The study by Kajalo and Lindblom revealed that the three types of security
problems mentioned above have slightly increased in recent years and are
currently a significant problem. The limitation of this study is that it focuses
on the perceived effectiveness of surveillance, instead of the actual impact
it has upon crime.
Hazel states that within the shopping mall, public services not consistent
with the context of consumption are omitted or only reluctantly provided.
For example: restrooms, which attract activities such as drug dealing and
sex, which are offensive to the legitimate patrons of the mall.
Security within shopping malls therefore must be of high quality and in turn
developers must protect their investment property and guard themselves
against liability, but Hazel believes that the key to successful security
apparently lies more in an overt security presence that reassures preferred
customers that the unseemly and seamy side of the real public world will
be excluded from the mall. It is argued that the image of security is more
important than the substance.
MAINTENANCE
Whyatt, 2004 discusses that the key objective of most town centre
management schemes has been to increase consumer spend, to attract
more retailers, and to promote the town to a range of target markets.
Some town centre management schemes services are cleaning, parking,
toilets, ambience (e.g. greenery and maintenance of civic amenities) that
make a town centre attractive.
Goss, 1993 describes that shopping malls create a very high standard of
maintenance so that the shopper in consummed within the space of
consumption. A utopian space that appears to be, in a way, perfect, an
idealized nowhere (ou = no; topos = place), and thus on a Saturday
afternoon, the terror of time and space evaporates for the thousands of
New Zealands at the mall. McCloud agrees with Goss adding that everything
is to be kept at a very high quality to maintain the family appeal. The design
has to create a safe, secure feeling and make sure it’s not intimidating to
anyone.
Warnaby and Davies, 1997 describe how the customer is also buying their
own individual “bundle of benefits” from the service provider when at a
shopping mall or town centre.
Whyatt goes on to add that a shopping mall could not function without the
support which consists of unobtrusive services such as cleaning, transport
provision, delivery of goods to shops, etc. This is a reminder that it is the
interdependence of all these aspects of the shopping mall that provides
consumers with the elements of their individual bundle of benefits, and
meets their needs. This demonstrates that maintenance is everyone’s
business.
RETAIL MIX
Introduction
Goss, 1993 defines the retail mix within shopping mall design as being
heavily managed towards a selection of particular retail outlets that gives
the consumer a broad range of consumption, clustered together within
similar demographic classes so that there is no financial competition
between similar outlets.
Percentage Rents
Configuration
The Urban Land Institute, 2002 provides a basic design diagram of the
spatial elements of a typical regional shopping centre.
Hillier 1993 and 1996 partly agrees with Fong, is relation to shopping mall
design, stating that “Natural movement is the proportion of movement on
each line that is determined by the structure of the urban grid itself rather
than by the presence of specific attractors or magnets.” (Hillier, 1996: 161)
(Ooi & Sim, 2007; Beyard & O’Mara, 2006; Coleman, 2006; Hunter, 2006).
The schemes discussed by Fong, Hillier and others are relevant to create a
stronger analysis of shopping mall design through configuration, whether
there is a form of attraction or simply just the configuration of
corresponding outlets.
Fong states that through her analysis, from the point of view of mall design,
minimising integration differences seems to be the objective of mall
designers when thinking of the shopping centre as a managed ‘asset’. The
main concern of mall managers’ and developers’ is rent optimisation, which
is best achieved by ensuring an evenness of foot traffic to all its tenants. It
would appear that although principles of attraction do have contributory
effects on the distribution of movement through the arrangement,
placement and allocation of space in the tenant mix process, configuration
still provides a stronger predictive power, yet the addition of an attractor
increases the foot traffic considerably.
What’s Missing
Where Fong focuses mainly upon the shopping mall and decided to exclude
shopping districts, Kuribayashi and Kishimoto, 2009 applied the Space
Syntax Theory conducted by Fong in designing the pedestrian movement
within a commercial space to apply this theory to a city’s domestic
shopping district to reveal the natural law of human attraction to the
certain classification of shops. The paper discovers the successful point of
the creation of commercial space by ‘shopping malls’, and compared them
to the ‘shopping district’. Through using the Space Syntax values,
Kuribayashi and Kishimoto analysed four sample commercial spaces; two
city centre shopping districts, Jiyugaoka and Daikanyama, and two shopping
malls, Outletpark Iruma and Lalaport Yokohama. Through this analysis, the
results showed that the sampled shopping malls were successful in
attracting the pedestrians to the core compared to the sampled city centre
shopping districts. Also, it was shown that the matching of customers’
behavioural pattern and shop locations are significant in the creation of
successful shopping environments.
Conclusion
Fong concludes that through her analysis, there is reasonable evidence that
configuration has a direct relationship with the distribution of movement
within planned, artificial shopping centre environments; hence,
configuration has a stronger prediction than anchors, attractors or
magnets.
UTILISING SPACE
Introduction
Visual Utilisation
Brown, 1999 focuses upon one mall within the article ‘Design and Value’,
Beau Monde, which opened in 1985 and defaulted on loan payments and
sold for about 25% of its construction costs to ‘Happy Church’ claiming “as
if it was built for us.” Browns focus is upon three main areas; space is what
real estate and building, site and urban design have in common; spatial and
related visual patterns have deep behavioural and cultural constraints often
overlooked; and when these patterns combine with non-rational human
behaviours, serious decision and judgment errors are more likely. Brown
claims in this article, “The real intelligence, the central nervous system of a
building, is its spatial configuration. The special central nervous system
choreographs interface patterns: person to person, goods to person. If not
adequately interconnected, parts of the building served by its spatial
interconnection, or even all of it, will cause atrophy.” An article by the PUD
market guarantee brings the interconnection even closer stating that some
downtown retail complexes often include condominia, and residential
development above the suburban mall is predicted to be an inevitable new
trend, closing the gap further upon goods to person.
In the article ‘Design and Value’, Brown focuses upon a very important part
of the successful shopping mall design; spatial syntax, when properly
structured, this link (the shopping centre) works top-down from the macro
level of the street to the micro level of the merchandise, global to local, not
bottom-up. Brown believes that spatial syntax is so important as to claim
that in some cases a well-designed and otherwise attractive shopping
centre can countervail a poor location. Whilst in-turn a poorly designed
shopping centre can be redeemed by a good location, it is not inevitable,
especially when a shopper has a choice on where to shop.
Conclusion
CONCLUSION
Conclude the findings of finding the GAP
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