***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors.***

Authors should submit three complete copies of their text, tables and figures, with any original illustrations, to: Professor Leigh Sparks, Institute for Retail Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.

Books for review: Should be sent to: University of Edinburgh, Management School, William Robertson Building, 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9YI, Scotland, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 131 650 3827; Fax +44 (0) 131 668 3053, E-mail: JOHN.DAWSON@ed.ac.uk and not to the publishers.

1. The submission should include a cover page showing the author's name, the department where the work was done, an address for correspondence, if different, telephone numbers, e-mail address and any acknowledgements.

2. Submissions should be in English, typed in double spacing with wide margins, on one side only of the paper, preferably of A4 size. The title, but not the author's name should appear on the first page of the manuscript.

3. Articles should normally be as concise as possible and preceded by an abstract of not more than 100-125 words and a list of up to 6 keywords for online searching purposes.

4. Tables and figures should not be inserted in the pages of the manuscript but should be on separate sheets. They should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals with a descriptive caption. The desired position in the text for each table and figure should be indicated in the margin of the manuscript.

5.
Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
A Word template is available for this journal (please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer).
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk

6. Footnotes should be used only where necessary to avoid interrupting the continuity of the text. They should be numbered consecutively using superscript Arabic numerals. They should appear at the end of the main text, immediately before the list of references.

7. On acceptance for publication, authors will be requested to provide a copy of their paper in exact accordance with the conventions listed in the preceding notes. If the final version of the paper is not submitted in accordance with these conventions then publication may be delayed by the need to return manuscripts to authors for necessary revisions. Authors should note that, following acceptance for publication, they will be required to provide not only a hard copy of the final version, but also a copy on a virus-free disk, preferably in MS-Word 6 format, if possible. Authors will also be required to complete a Publishing Agreement form assigning copyright to the Publisher.

8. Page proofs will be sent for correction to a first-named author, unless otherwise requested. The difficulty and expense involved in making amendments at the page proof stage make it essential for authors to prepare their typescript carefully; any alteration to the original text is strongly discouraged.

9. Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when proofs are received or alternatively on our journals website. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

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