Focus & Scope
Focus and Scope
Retail Management Review (RMR) · CEBRAEV – Brazilian Center for Retail Studies
Focus
Retail Management Review (RMR) is dedicated to advancing knowledge on all aspects of retail: its management, evolution and current theory. The retail field includes products and services, supply chains, distribution channels serving retailers, relationships between retailers and members of supply channels, and all forms of direct marketing and emerging markets.
Any discipline, level or context
The journal is not tied to any specific discipline, level of analysis or national context.
Theory-driven
Articles must adopt a rigorous analysis of relevant theory and the existing literature.
Empirically rigorous
Empirical work is expected to use modern procedures of sampling and statistical analysis.
Thematic coverage
The thematic coverage of RMR includes, but is not limited to, the topics below, grouped here by area.
Markets and environment
- Retail and international diversification
- Retail Business Environment
- The future of retail
- Demographics and Retail Business
- International business issues
Management and strategy
- Retail management and strategies
- Business and retail research
- Business policies, strategies, and performance
- Distribution strategies
- Supply chain management
Channels, technology and innovation
- Online retail
- Multi-channel retail
- Innovation in retail
- Creativity in Internet and retail management
- Social media marketing
- Security and privacy issues in business
Consumers and customers
- Consumer behavior
- Retail purchase
- Shopping management
- Customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, and retention strategies
- Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM)
Marketing, brands and ethics
- Brand management
- Service marketing
- B2B and B2C marketing
- Contemporary marketing thoughts
- Marketing and business ethics
What we publish
For submission, articles may have an economic or behavioral approach, provided they meet the criteria below.
Economic or behavioral approach
Submissions may follow an economic or behavioral approach, but all must adopt a rigorous analysis of relevant theory and the existing literature.
Modern empirical methods
Regarding the scientific method, empirical work should contemplate modern procedures of sampling and statistical analysis.
Strong contributions
To be published, an article should offer strong experimental and theoretical contributions and highlight their importance to the field of management.
Theory-building submissions
Submissions that test, broaden or build strong theoretical frameworks are critically examined, given their importance to business management theory and practice.
Target audience
RMR is written for readers who study, manage and shape the retail business.
Researchers and academics
Scholars in management, marketing and retail studies, at any level of analysis.
Graduate students
Master’s and doctoral students working on retail, consumer and business topics.
Retail and consumer-goods executives
Managers and decision-makers who apply research to strategy, channels and customer relationships.
Consultants and analysts
Market, business and technology professionals who follow the field’s evidence.
Industry associations and policymakers
Organizations that shape retail business policies and the business environment.
International readers
Researchers and practitioners from any country, since the journal is not tied to a national context.


