Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia

The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of liberalization of retail sector via the presence of foreign hypermarkets in Malaysia on local retailers. Both quantitative and qualitative methods (survey and interviews) were used to collect and analyze the data. A total of 135 qu...

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Main Authors:	Kalliappan, S. R., Alavi, Rokiah, Abdullah, Kalthom, Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008
Subjects:	HB Economic Theory HB238 Competition. Production. Wealth HC Economic History and Conditions
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/1/shivee_et_al.pdf

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spelling	iium-125002015-09-17T02:41:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/ Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia Kalliappan, S. R. Alavi, Rokiah Abdullah, Kalthom Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif HB Economic Theory HB238 Competition. Production. Wealth HC Economic History and Conditions The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of liberalization of retail sector via the presence of foreign hypermarkets in Malaysia on local retailers. Both quantitative and qualitative methods (survey and interviews) were used to collect and analyze the data. A total of 135 questionnaires were completed. The findings from the survey reveal that the entry of foreign hypermarkets in a town often affects the business environment of the local retail businesses. It is found that the newly established foreign hypermarkets tend to acquire much larger market share from the existing local businesses. The survey found that some businesses benefited from the presence of foreign hypermarkets (especially complementary type of retail businesses) while others do not (specifically those retail businesses that are related to groceries). Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/1/shivee_et_al.pdf Kalliappan, S. R. and Alavi, Rokiah and Abdullah, Kalthom and Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif (2008) Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Management, 2 (2). pp. 323-342. ISSN 1823-836X http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-71649113226&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Liberalization+of+retail+sector+and+the+economic+impact+of+the+entry+of+foreign+hypermarkets+on+local+retailers+in+Klang+Valley%2c+Malaysia&sid=eK88Px1
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spellingShingle	HB Economic Theory HB238 Competition. Production. Wealth HC Economic History and Conditions Kalliappan, S. R. Alavi, Rokiah Abdullah, Kalthom Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
description	The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of liberalization of retail sector via the presence of foreign hypermarkets in Malaysia on local retailers. Both quantitative and qualitative methods (survey and interviews) were used to collect and analyze the data. A total of 135 questionnaires were completed. The findings from the survey reveal that the entry of foreign hypermarkets in a town often affects the business environment of the local retail businesses. It is found that the newly established foreign hypermarkets tend to acquire much larger market share from the existing local businesses. The survey found that some businesses benefited from the presence of foreign hypermarkets (especially complementary type of retail businesses) while others do not (specifically those retail businesses that are related to groceries).
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author	Kalliappan, S. R. Alavi, Rokiah Abdullah, Kalthom Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif
author_facet	Kalliappan, S. R. Alavi, Rokiah Abdullah, Kalthom Zakaullah, Muhammad Arif
author_sort	Kalliappan, S. R.
title	Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short	Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full	Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort	liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in klang valley, malaysia
publisher	Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12500/1/shivee_et_al.pdf
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Liberalization of retail sector and the economic impact of the entry of foreign hypermarkets on local retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia

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