Article
Ageing consumers and e-commerce activities
Rybaczewska M & Sparks L (2022) Ageing consumers and e-commerce activities. Ageing and Society, 42 (8), pp. 1879-1898. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001932
About me
About me
I am Deputy Principal and Professor of Retail Studies at the Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. I was an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, and completed my Ph.D at St. David's University College, Lampeter. I have been professor at Stirling since 1992. I have also been the Head of the Department of Marketing, the Divisions of Marketing and Business and Organisation, the Director of the Institute for Retail Studies and the Dean of the Faculty of Management. I am currently Head of the Stirling Graduate School and Deputy Head of the Stirling Management School. In 2000-2001 I was Visiting Professor at Florida State University and followed that up by being Visiting Professor at the University of Tennessee in 2006. I am Editor of the leading European retail journal (The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, published by Taylor and Francis), and on the editorial boards of several leading marketing and business journals. In 2002-2004, I was the only academic member of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's Retail Strategy Group. I am Chair of the Scotland's Towns Group for the Centre for Scottish Public Policy (2009 to date), one of two members of IDS Scotland Ltd, the company set up by Scottish Government to oversee Scottish Business Improvement Districts (2009 to date) and an office bearer in the American Collegiate Retailing Association. In 2001, I was a founding member of the Academy of Marketing's Research Committee and was its Chair from January 2006 to December 2009. I run a blog on Scottish retail matters (Stirlingretail.com) and am a Black Belt on the Brickmeets click e-commerce site. A brief introduction and mini cv are available here.
Other Academic Activities
European Journal of Marketing
Emerald Group Publishing
Member of Editorial Board
International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research
Taylor and Francis
ISSN 0959-3969
Journal editor
Journal of Marketing Channels
Taylor and Francis
Member of Editorial Board
Journal of Marketing Management
Taylor and Francis
Member of Editorial Board
Service Industries Journal
Taylor and Francis
Member of Editorial Board
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal
Emerald Group Publishing
Member of Editorial Board
Research (8)
My research concentrates on aspects of the broad areas of structural and spatial change in retailing. Since arriving at Stirling I have been involved in the generation of over c£2m of research funding. This research has been disseminated widely through a number of books, many reports and over 125 academic and professional articles. Recent major research funding includes:
(with J Dawson, S Burt and G Hogg) The Centre for the Study of Retailing in Scotland (SHEFC) (with S Cummins and M Petticrew) Reducing Inequalities in Health and Diet: the impact of a food retail development (Department of Health) (with S Burt) Competitive Analysis of the UK Retail Sector, (Department of Trade and Industry) (with CB Hillier Parker) A Review of the effectiveness of NPPG8, (Scottish Executive) Rural Retailing (Countryside Agency) (as CSRS) Accessing Healthy Food Across Scotland ( Food Standards Agency Scotland) (with colleagues in Stirling and Dundee) Buywell: evaluation of a targeted marketing intervention to influence food purchasing behaviour by low income consumers (National Prevention Research Initiative). (with colleagues in the School of Sport, Stirling) Developing the Malaysian sport industry: capacity building research (Sportswork Group)
Projects
Healthcare Retail Standard Evaluation
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Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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Neo-demographics: Opening Developing World Markets by Using Personal Data and Collaboration
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Understanding Scottish Places
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Transactional loyalty program for multiple independent businesses
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: Technology Strategy Board
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Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region Retail Study
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority
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Retail buying and country of origin
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Developing the Malaysian Sport Industry: A programme of capacity building research
PI: Professor Leigh Sparks
Funded by: Sportswork Group SDN.BHD
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Independent Retailers and the Demise of Smoking: A Scoping Study
PI: Professor Gerard Hastings
Funded by: Department of Health
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Outputs (206)
Outputs
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Website Content
Sparks L (2022) Town Centre Action Plan 2. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 19.04.2022. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2022/04/19/town-centre-action-plan-2/
Article
Older People, Town Centres and the Revival of the 'High Street'
Phillips J, Walford N, Hockey A & Sparks L (2021) Older People, Town Centres and the Revival of the 'High Street'. Planning Theory and Practice, 22 (1), pp. 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2021.1875030
Editorial
Editorial - origins, reflections and ending
Sparks L (2021) Editorial - origins, reflections and ending. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 31 (5), pp. 499-510. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593969.2021.2009004
Website Content
High-street strategy: recovery will take more than street parties and more bins
Sparks L (2021) High-street strategy: recovery will take more than street parties and more bins. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 04.08.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/08/04/high-street-strategy-recovery-will-take-more-than-street-parties-and-more-bins/
Newspaper Article
High-street strategy: recovery will take more than street parties and more bins
Sparks L (2021) High-street strategy: recovery will take more than street parties and more bins. The Conversation. 03.08.2021.
Website Content
Towns, High Streets and Resilience: A Question for Policy?
Sparks L (2021) Towns, High Streets and Resilience: A Question for Policy?. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 03.06.2021. https://stirlingretail.com/2021/06/03/towns-high-streets-and-resilience-a-question-for-policy/
Article
Towns, High Streets and Resilience in Scotland: a question for policy?
Sparks L (2021) Towns, High Streets and Resilience in Scotland: a question for policy?. Sustainability, 13 (10), Art. No.: 5631. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105631
Website Content
Scotland's Towns Partnership: A (Covid) Year in Review
Sparks L (2021) Scotland's Towns Partnership: A (Covid) Year in Review. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 27.05.2021. https://stirlingretail.com/2021/05/27/scotlands-towns-partnership-a-covid-year-in-review/
Article
Exogenous cognition and cognitive state theory: the plexus of consumer analytics and decision-making
Smith A, Harvey J, Goulding J, Smith G & Sparks L (2021) Exogenous cognition and cognitive state theory: the plexus of consumer analytics and decision-making. Marketing Theory, 21 (1), pp. 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593120964947
Website Content
A New Future for Scotland’s Towns – Recommendations
Sparks L (2021) A New Future for Scotland’s Towns – Recommendations. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 05.02.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/02/05/a-new-future-for-scotlands-towns-recommendations/
Website Content
A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Summary of our Approach
Sparks L (2021) A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Summary of our Approach. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 04.02.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/02/04/a-new-future-for-scotlands-town-centres-summary-of-our-approach/
Website Content
A New Future for Scotland's Town Centres - (1) Introduction to our Report
Sparks L (2021) A New Future for Scotland's Town Centres - (1) Introduction to our Report. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 03.02.2021. https://stirlingretail.com/2021/02/03/a-new-future-for-scotlands-town-centres-1-introduction-to-our-report/
Research Report
A New Future for Scotland's Town Centres
Sparks L, Witcher S, Narayanan D, Prentice P, Macdonell L, Cowan D, Beautyman I, Coutts P, Leitch A, Griggs R, McCulloch B & Nicol R (2021) A New Future for Scotland's Town Centres. Scottish Government. Edinburgh. https://www.gov.scot/publications/new-future-scotlands-town-centres/
Website Content
A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Introduction to our Report
Sparks L (2021) A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Introduction to our Report. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 03.02.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/02/03/a-new-future-for-scotlands-town-centres-introduction-to-our-report/
Website Content
“If Not Now, When?” – the Social Renewal Advisory Board Report
Sparks L (2021) “If Not Now, When?” – the Social Renewal Advisory Board Report. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 22.01.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/01/22/if-not-now-when-the-social-renewal-advisory-board-report/
Website Content
Sparks L (2020) COVID-19 and Christmas. Stirlingretail [Blog Post] 15.12.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/12/15/covid-19-and-christmas/
Website Content
How is coronavirus affecting retailers in the run-up to Christmas?
Sparks L (2020) How is coronavirus affecting retailers in the run-up to Christmas?. Economics Observatory [Blog post] 14.12.2020. https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-coronavirus-affecting-retailers-run-christmas
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COVID-19: How Scotland’s Improvement Districts are supporting businesses and communities
Sparks L (2020) COVID-19: How Scotland’s Improvement Districts are supporting businesses and communities. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 06.11.2020. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2020/11/06/covid-19-how-scotlands-improvement-districts-are-supporting-businesses-and-communities/
Article
Non-market strategy as a framework for exploring commercial involvement in health policy: a primer
Eastmure E, Cummins S & Sparks L (2020) Non-market strategy as a framework for exploring commercial involvement in health policy: a primer. Social Science and Medicine, 262, Art. No.: 113257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113257
Website Content
How is Coronavirus affecting the UK's Retail Sector?
Sparks L (2020) How is Coronavirus affecting the UK's Retail Sector?. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 30.10.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/10/30/how-is-coronavirus-affecting-the-uks-retail-sector/
Website Content
How is coronavirus affecting the UK's retail sector?
Sparks L (2020) How is coronavirus affecting the UK's retail sector?. Economics Observatory [Blog post] 30.10.2020. https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-coronavirus-affecting-uks-retail-sector
Article
Consumers' purchase decisions and employer image
Rybaczewska M, Sparks L & Sułkowski L (2020) Consumers' purchase decisions and employer image. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 55, Art. No.: 102123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102123
Article
YouTube Vloggers as Brand Influencers on Consumer Purchase Behaviour
Rybaczewska M, Jebet Chesire B & Sparks L (2020) YouTube Vloggers as Brand Influencers on Consumer Purchase Behaviour. Journal of Intercultural Management, 12 (3), pp. 117-140. https://doi.org/10.2478/joim-2020-0047
Website Content
Shopping in a Post-Lockdown World
Sparks L (2020) Shopping in a Post-Lockdown World. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 11.06.2020. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2020/06/11/shopping-in-a-post-lockdown-world/
Website Content
Retailing, Shopping and Covid-19
Sparks L (2020) Retailing, Shopping and Covid-19. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 19.05.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/05/19/retailing-shopping-and-covid-19/
Article
Slogans, Brands and Purchase Behaviour of Students
Rybaczewska M, Jirapathomsakul S, Liu Y, Chow WT, Nguyen MT & Sparks L (2020) Slogans, Brands and Purchase Behaviour of Students. Young Consumers, 21 (3), pp. 305-317. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-07-2019-1020
Website Content
What Should We Value about Retailing and Towns and What Should We Do About Them?
Sparks L (2020) What Should We Value about Retailing and Towns and What Should We Do About Them?. [Blog post] 29.04.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/04/29/what-should-we-value-about-retailing-and-towns-and-what-should-we-do-about-them/
Website Content
Sparks L (2020) Retail Armageddon – Non Food. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 26.03.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/03/26/retail-armageddon-non-food/
Website Content
Sparks L (2020) Retail Armageddon. Stirlingretail [Blog post] 23.03.2020. https://stirlingretail.com/2020/03/23/retail-armageddon/
Article
Place marketing and place based loyalty schemes
Rybaczewska M & Sparks L (2020) Place marketing and place based loyalty schemes. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 14 (1), pp. 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-09-2019-0094
Article
Locally-owned convenience stores and the local economy
Rybaczewska M & Sparks L (2020) Locally-owned convenience stores and the local economy. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 52, Art. No.: 101939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.101939
Article
Stead M, Eadie D, McKell J, Sparks L, MacGregor A & Anderson A (2020) Making hospital shops healthier: evaluating the implementation of a mandatory standard for limiting food products and promotions in hospital retail outlets. BMC Public Health, 20, Art. No.: 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8242-7
Article
Sport fans' roles in value co-creation
Kolyperas D, Maglaras G & Sparks L (2019) Sport fans' roles in value co-creation. European Sport Management Quarterly, 19 (2), pp. 201-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2018.1505925
Book Chapter
Food, health, and data: Developing transformative food retailing
Saarijärvi H, Sparks L & Lahtinen S (2019) Food, health, and data: Developing transformative food retailing. In: Byrom J & Medway D (eds.) Case Studies in Food Retailing and Distribution. Consumer Science and Strategic Marketing. Cambridge: Elsevier, pp. 189-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102037-1.00013-x
Article
Exploring value co-creation in Fan Fests: the role of fans
Kolyperas D & Sparks L (2018) Exploring value co-creation in Fan Fests: the role of fans. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 26 (1), pp. 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2017.1374298
Article
Putting Towns on the Policy Map: Understanding Scottish Places (USP)
Findlay A, Jackson M, McInroy N, Prentice P, Robertson E & Sparks L (2018) Putting Towns on the Policy Map: Understanding Scottish Places (USP). Scottish Affairs, 27 (3), pp. 294-318. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2018.0245
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Value appropriation processes under a network perspective: Insights from the UK grocery network
Maglaras G, Sparks L & Bourlakis M (2018) Value appropriation processes under a network perspective: Insights from the UK grocery network. 51st Academy of Marketing Conference: Marketing the Brave, University of Stirling, 02.07.2018-05.07.2018.
Article
The World Towns Framework: A Call to Action
Davison Porter I, Lawlor D, McInroy N, Parker C, Prentice P, Sparks L & Warnaby G (2017) The World Towns Framework: A Call to Action. Journal of Place Management and Development, 10 (5), pp. 504-520. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-10-2017-0101
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Maglaras G, Sparks L & Bourlakis M (2017) Power Dynamics And Distribution Of Benefits Within Supply Networks: Insights From The UK Grocery Sector. IGD Supply Chain Summit 2017, London, 09.11.2017-09.11.2017.
Article
Stead M, MacKintosh AM, Findlay A, Sparks L, Anderson AS, Barton KL & Eadie D (2017) Impact of a targeted direct marketing price promotion intervention (Buywell) on food-purchasing behaviour by low income consumers: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30 (4), pp. 524-533. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12441
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Maglaras G, Sparks L & Bourlakis M (2017) Value appropriation mechanisms within power asymmetric network relationships: Insights from the UK grocery sector. 19th Conference of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD), Dublin, Ireland, 04.07.2017-06.07.2017.
Article
Professional football clubs retail branding strategies
Szymoszowskyj A, Winand M, Kolyperas D & Sparks L (2016) Professional football clubs retail branding strategies. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 6 (5), pp. 579-598. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2016-0048
Book Chapter
Burt S & Sparks L (2016) Retail Branding. In: Dall'Olmo Riley F, Singh J & Blankson C (eds.) Routledge Companion to Contemporary Brand Management. Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing. London: Routledge, pp. 492-508. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Contemporary-Brand-Management/Riley-Singh-Blankson/p/book/9780415747905
Article
Kolyperas D, Anagnostopoulos C, Chadwick S & Sparks L (2016) Applying a Communicating Vessels Framework to CSR Value Co-creation: Empirical Evidence from Professional Team Sport Organizations. Journal of Sport Management, 30 (6), pp. 702-719. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2016-0032
Conference Proceeding
Maglaras G, Sparks L & Bourlakis M (2016) Power dynamics and distribution of benefits within supply networks: Insights from the UK grocery network. In: Logistics Research Network Conference 2016, Hull, 07.09.2016-09.09.2016. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. https://ciltuk.org.uk/AboutUs/ProfessionalSectorsForums/Forums/LogisticsResearchNetwork/LRN2016.aspx
Newspaper Article
Britain's ruthless High Street leaves no room for stragglers like BHS
Sparks L (2016) Britain's ruthless High Street leaves no room for stragglers like BHS. The Conversation. 25.04.2016.
Article
Diallo MF, Burt S & Sparks L (2015) The Influence of Image and Consumer Factors on Store Brand Choice in the Brazilian market: evidence from two retail chains. European Business Review, 27 (5), pp. 495-512. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-03-2013-0048
Article
Developing CSR in professional football clubs: drivers and phases
Kolyperas D, Morrow S & Sparks L (2015) Developing CSR in professional football clubs: drivers and phases. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 15 (2), pp. 177-195. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/CG-05-2014-0062; https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-05-2014-0062
Article
Anker T, Sparks L, Moutinho L & Gronroos C (2015) Consumer dominant value creation: a theoretical response to the recent call for a consumer dominant logic for marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 49 (3/4), pp. 532-560. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-09-2013-0518
Conference Proceeding
Opportunism in power-imbalanced retailer-supplier relationships: The case of the food supply chain
Maglaras G, Bourlakis M & Sparks L (2015) Opportunism in power-imbalanced retailer-supplier relationships: The case of the food supply chain. In: Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution. 18th Conference of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution, Rennes, France, 01.07.2015-03.07.2015. Rennes, France: EAERCD. http://eaercd-2015.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/24
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Retail Merchandise Strategies of Professional Football Clubs in Scotland
Szymoszowskyj A, Winand M, Kolyperas D & Sparks L (2015) Retail Merchandise Strategies of Professional Football Clubs in Scotland. EURAM '15: 15th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management, Warsaw, Poland, 16.06.2015-20.06.2015. http://2015.euramfullpaper.org/program/search.asp?qs=STIRLING%20UNIVERSITY
Newspaper Article
Sparks L (2015) What is going on at Tesco?. The Conversation. 22.04.2015.
Newspaper Article
’Tis the season to spend, spend, spend ... or so retailers would have us think
Sparks L (2014) ’Tis the season to spend, spend, spend ... or so retailers would have us think. The Conversation. 02.12.2014. https://theconversation.com/tis-the-season-to-spend-spend-spend-or-so-retailers-would-have-us-think-34880
Edited Book
Logistics and Retail Management: Emerging Issues and New Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain
Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) (2014) Logistics and Retail Management: Emerging Issues and New Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain, 4th ed. London, UK: Kogan Page. http://www.koganpage.com/editions/logistics-and-retail-management/9780749468231
Article
Far from 'the magic of the mall': Retail (Change) in 'other places'
Findlay A & Sparks L (2012) Far from 'the magic of the mall': Retail (Change) in 'other places'. Scottish Geographical Journal, 128 (1), pp. 24-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2012.677058
Article
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications in the G-25 football clubs
Kolyperas D & Sparks L (2011) Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications in the G-25 football clubs. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 10 (1-2), pp. 83-103. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-84857295812&md5=c32b67f51e8c7065a95b055b55acbc3b; https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2011.043612
Article
Antecedents for the Adoption and Execution of Supply Chain Management
Kotzab H, Teller C, Grant DB & Sparks L (2011) Antecedents for the Adoption and Execution of Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management, 16 (4), pp. 231-245. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1917120; https://doi.org/10.1108/13598541111139053
Research Report
Developing the capacity of the Malaysian Sport Industry: A programme of capacity building research
Robinson L, Jarvie G, Gratton C, Sparks L, Morrow S & Minikin B (2011) Developing the capacity of the Malaysian Sport Industry: A programme of capacity building research. Sportswork Group SDN.BHD. University of Stirling.
Article
Sparks L (2011) Settling for second best?: Reflections after the tenth anniversary of Wal-Mart's entry to the United Kingdom. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 39 (2), pp. 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590551111109076
Research Report
Retail Diversity - A Report for the Association of Convenience Stores
Findlay A & Sparks L (2010) Retail Diversity - A Report for the Association of Convenience Stores. Association of Convenience Stores. Association of Convenience Stores, Farnborough. http://www.acs.org.uk/
Book Chapter
Supply chain management and retailing
Sparks L (2010) Supply chain management and retailing. In: Hamil S & Chadwick S (eds.) Managing Football: An International Perspective. First ed. Oxford, UK: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 151-167. http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780080949765
Book Chapter
Kolyperas D & Sparks L (2010) Assessing the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on Football Consumers: Which are the Benefits Derived by CSR’s Awareness?. In: Anagnostopoulos C (ed.) International Sport: A Research Synthesis. Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER, pp. 11-30. http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2010Anagnostopoulos_CONT.htm
Article
Retail logistics in the UK: past, present and future
Fernie J, Sparks L & McKinnon AC (2010) Retail logistics in the UK: past, present and future. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 38 (11/12), pp. 894-914. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590551011085975
Article
Supply chain management and retailing
Sparks L (2010) Supply chain management and retailing. Supply Chain Forum, 11 (4), pp. 4-12. http://www.supplychain-forum.com/article.cfm?num=23&art=192&CFID=10853771&CFTOKEN=97816290
Article
The UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) and retail research output
Findlay A & Sparks L (2010) The UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) and retail research output. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 20 (5), pp. 583-595. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593969.2010.520511
Article
Retailing in the United Kingdom - a synopsis
Burt S, Sparks L & Teller C (2010) Retailing in the United Kingdom - a synopsis. European Retail Research, 24 (1), pp. 173-194. http://www.european-retail-research.org/
Article
Neighbourhood deprivation and the price and availability of fruit and vegetables in Scotland
Cummins S, Smith DM, Aitken Z, Dawson J, Marshall D, Sparks L & Anderson AS (2010) Neighbourhood deprivation and the price and availability of fruit and vegetables in Scotland. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 23 (5), pp. 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01071.x
Article
Smith DM, Cummins S, Taylor M, Dawson J, Marshall D, Sparks L & Anderson AS (2010) Neighbourhood Food Environment and Area Deprivation: spatial accessibility to grocery stores selling fresh fruit and vegetables in urban and rural settings. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39 (1), pp. 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp221
Book Chapter
RFID: Transforming Technology?
Sparks L (2009) RFID: Transforming Technology?. In: Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) Logistics and Retail Management. Third ed. London, UK: Kogan Page, pp. 233-252.
Book Chapter
Retail Logistics: Changes and Challenges
Fernie J & Sparks L (2009) Retail Logistics: Changes and Challenges. In: Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) Logistics and Retail Management. Third ed. London, UK: Kogan Page, pp. 3-37.
Book Chapter
Tesco's Supply Chain Management
Smith D & Sparks L (2009) Tesco's Supply Chain Management. In: Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) Logistics and Retail Management. Third ed. London, UK: Kogan Page, pp. 143-171.
Book Chapter
Tempertaure Controlled Supply Chains
Smith D & Sparks L (2009) Tempertaure Controlled Supply Chains. In: Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) Logistics and Retail Management. Third ed. London, UK: Kogan Page, pp. 172-188.
Article
Awan MU, Raouf A, Ahmad N & Sparks L (2009) Total quality management in developing countries: A case of pharmaceutical wholesale distribution in Pakistan. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 3 (4), pp. 363-380. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=yv4JPVwI&eid=2-s2.0-71949115954&md5=908e1686409da8f8d28d391201068954; https://doi.org/10.1108/17506120911006056
Article
Development of a Service Quality Scale for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Ahmad N, Awan MU, Raouf A & Sparks L (2009) Development of a Service Quality Scale for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 3 (1), pp. 26-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506120910948494
Edited Book
Logistics and retail management: emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain
Fernie J & Sparks L (eds.) (2009) Logistics and retail management: emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain, Third ed. London, UK: Kogan Page. http://www.koganpage.com/editions/logistics-and-retail-management/9780749454074
Article
Cummins S, Smith DM, Taylor M, Dawson J, Marshall D, Sparks L & Anderson AS (2009) Variations in fresh fruit and vegetable quality by store type, urban–rural setting and neighbourhood deprivation in Scotland. Public Health Nutrition, 12 (11), pp. 2044-2050. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980009004984
Article
Reward Redemption Behaviour in Retail Loyalty Schemes
Smith A & Sparks L (2009) Reward Redemption Behaviour in Retail Loyalty Schemes. British Journal of Management, 20 (2), pp. 204-218. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00561.x
Article
Smith A & Sparks L (2009) "It's nice to get a wee treat if you've had a bad week": Consumer motivations in retail loyalty scheme points redemption. Journal of Business Research, 62 (5), pp. 542-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.06.013
Research Report
Findlay A & Sparks L (2009) Literature Review: policies adopted to support a healthy retail sector and retail led regeneration and the impact of retail on the regeneration of town centres and local high streets. Scottish Government. The Scottish Government, Edinburgh. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/12112520/0
Book Chapter
Sparks L (2008) Retailing. In: Baker M & Hart S (eds.) The Marketing Book. Sixth ed. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, pp. 602-628. http://store.elsevier.com/Butterworth-heinemann/IMP_30/
Book Chapter
Sparks L (2008) L'impact de la reglementation sur les performances de la distribution et les relations entre les fabricants et les distributeurs au Royaume-Uni. In: Colla E & Vidal F (eds.) Reglementation et commerce en Europe: Les effets de la reglementation sur les strategies et les performances des entreprises. First ed. Paris, France: Vuibert, pp. 31-56. http://www.vuibert.fr/ouvrage-9782711769377-reglementation-et-commerce-en-europe.html
Book Chapter
Managing and Working in the Food Retail Sector
Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Managing and Working in the Food Retail Sector. In: Mulhern M, Beech J & Thompson E (eds.) Scottish Life and Society: A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, Volume 7: The Working Life of the Scots. First ed. Edinburgh, UK: John Donald (an Imprint of Birlinn Limited), pp. 107-131. http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Scottish-Life-and-Society-The-Working-Life-of-the-Scots-9781904607854.html
Book Chapter
TESCO: Igirisuhatsu supaasutoa no hasya
Sparks L (2008) TESCO: Igirisuhatsu supaasutoa no hasya [TESCO: Every Little Helps]. In: Usui K (ed.) Yoroppa no toppu kouri gyo (The history of top retailers in Europe). Yokyo, Japan: Dhobunkun, pp. 51-81.
Other
Sparks L (2008) 7-Eleven Japan: Life Infrastucture (online case to support Marketing, edited by Baines P, Fill C, Page K, OUP, First ed 2008, Second ed 2011). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Book Chapter
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Consumers and Shoppers. In: Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) The Retailing Reader. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 9-27. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Book Chapter
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Retail Branding and Marketing. In: Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) The Retailing Reader. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 101-122. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Book Chapter
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Merchandising and Buying. In: Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) The Retailing Reader. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 211-233. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Book Chapter
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Retail Strategy and Power. In: Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) The Retailing Reader. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 273-288. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Book Chapter
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) International Retailing. In: Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) The Retailing Reader. First ed. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 342-363. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Article
Accessing healthy food: availability and price of a healthy food basket in Scotland
Dawson J, Marshall D, Taylor M, Cummins S, Sparks L & Anderson AS (2008) Accessing healthy food: availability and price of a healthy food basket in Scotland. Journal of Marketing Management, 24 (9-10), pp. 893-913. https://doi.org/10.1362/026725708X381957
Article
International Retail Divestment: review, case studies and (E)merging Agenda
Burt S, Dawson J & Sparks L (2008) International Retail Divestment: review, case studies and (E)merging Agenda. European Retail Research, 22, pp. 29-49. http://www.european-retail-research.org/
Article
In Brief: the National Retail Planning Forum Briefing Paper Series
Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) In Brief: the National Retail Planning Forum Briefing Paper Series. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 36 (12), pp. 1015-1023. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550810919414
Article
Cummins S, Findlay A, Higgins C, Petticrew M, Sparks L & Thomson H (2008) Reducing inequalities in health and diet: findings from a study on the impact of a food retail development. Environment and Planning A, 40 (2), pp. 402-422. https://doi.org/10.1068/a38371
Commentary
Sparks L (2008) When Tony met Bobby. Environment and Planning A, 40 (12), pp. 2793-2799. http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=a41271; https://doi.org/10.1068/a41271
Edited Book
Dawson J, Findlay A & Sparks L (eds.) (2008) The Retailing Reader, First ed. London, UK: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415356398/
Article
Retail-led Regeneration and Store Switching Behaviour
Cummins S, Findlay A, Petticrew M & Sparks L (2008) Retail-led Regeneration and Store Switching Behaviour. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 15 (4), pp. 288-295. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696989; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2007.06.002
Article
"Switched": store switching behaviours
Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) "Switched": store switching behaviours. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 36 (5), pp. 375-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550810870102
Article
Categorizing Patterns and Processes in Retail Grocery Internationalisation
Burt S, Davies K, Dawson J & Sparks L (2008) Categorizing Patterns and Processes in Retail Grocery Internationalisation. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 15 (2), pp. 78-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2007.05.008
Article
Weaving New Retail and Consumer Landscapes in the Scottish Borders
Findlay A & Sparks L (2008) Weaving New Retail and Consumer Landscapes in the Scottish Borders. Journal of Rural Studies, 24 (1), pp. 86-97. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07430167; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.05.007