Conference program

Monday 8.11.2010

9.00-9.15 Welcome & opening by professor Juha-Antti Lamberg

9.15-9.45 Katu presentation by Dr Mirva Peltoniemi and Dr Mika Skippari

9.45-10.10 Retailing in USA and UK during 1975-2009: Wal-Mart, Kmart, Sainsbury and Tesco by Olli Rusanen

10.10-10.35 Retailing in Finland: an evolutionary perspective by professor Juha-Antti Lamberg

10.35-11.00 The performance implications of marketing activity consistency in changing markets: evidence from the Finnish grocery retail market by Jukka Luoma

11.00-12.00 Lunch

12.00-13.00 Work and Employment Relation of European Multinational Grocery Retailers – Discounters and Hypermarkets by professor Geppert and Dr Wortmann

13.00-13.30 Institutional backgrounds of retail development paths in four European countries by Dr Wortmann

13.30-13.45 Break

13.45.-15.00 Workshop on international comparative studies Idea generation of future projects and research collaboration

15.00-15.15 Break

15.15-16.30 Plan for the future

Closing words

16.30-18.30 Free time

18.30 Dinner