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Economic history: Rooftops and retail
Gerena, Charles (2007-01)
Econ Focus , Volume 11 , Issue Win , Pages 50-53

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What do chain store sales tell us about consumer spending?
Vega, Clara; Harris, Ethan S. (1996-10)
Released at both weekly and monthly intervals, chain store indexes provide a timely measure of the sales performance of large retail companies. This article investigates whether the indexes can also play a role in tracking and forecasting consumer spending as a whole. The authors begin by exploring the extent to which developments in chain store sales are representative of retail sales trends overall. They then conduct formal statistical tests of the relationship between chain store data and official measures of total retail sales and personal consumption expenditure. They find that monthly ...
Economic Policy Review , Volume 2 , Issue Oct , Pages 15-35

Conference Paper
Educating managers and employees
Marcus, Bernard (1984)
Proceedings

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Shopping discount: hip or hype?
Fortunato, Laura (1996-07)
The past decade has seen a proliferation of factory outlet stores and centers, many of which are located in the Fifth District. Some are even tourist attractions. But will these outlets continue to succeed in the '90s?
Cross Sections , Volume 13 , Issue Sum , Pages 10-16

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Observations: self-checkout checking in
Hershbein, Brad (2004-10)
Improved self-checkout technology means retailers can now offer more choices for customers in how they pay.
Regional Review , Issue Q 4 2003 / Q1 2004 , Pages 1

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Time to shop: the geography of retailing
Campbell, John (1996-07)
Regional Review , Issue Sum , Pages 6-13

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Productivity growth and the retail sector
Doms, Mark (2004)
This Economic Letter focuses on productivity growth in one area of the economy: the retail trade industry. Although strong productivity growth is often associated with high-tech industries (such as semiconductor manufacturing), the retail sector has enjoyed above average productivity growth and contributed significantly to the acceleration in productivity at the national level. In addition, the retail trade industry highlights the diverse forces involved in the evolution of productivity growth.
FRBSF Economic Letter

Conference Paper
Point-of-sale payments
Buchanan, Donald R. (1980)
Proceedings

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Retail credit survey - 1948
Reil, Katharyne P. (1949-06)
Federal Reserve Bulletin , Issue Jun , Pages 657-661

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Understanding risk management in emerging retail payments
Sullivan, Richard J.; Roberds, William; McAndrews, James J.; Braun, Michele (2008-09)
New technologies used in payment methods can reduce risk, but they can also lead to new risks. Emerging retail payments are prone to operational and fraud risks, especially security breaches and potential use in illicit transactions. This article describes an economic framework for understanding risk control in retail payments. Risk control is a special type of good because it can protect one payment participant without diminishing the protection of other participants. As a result, the authors' economic framework emphasizes risk containment, primarily through the establishment and enforcement ...
Economic Policy Review , Volume 14 , Issue Sep , Pages 137-159

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