„Werkzeug für Tirana“ – Zur Internationalisierung des Einzelhandels in Albanien
“Tools for Tirana” – Notes on the Internationalisation of Retail Trade in Albania

Summary/Abstract: Since the collapse of the communist regime Albania has undergone major political and socioeconomic changes. One of these changes is the transition from an almost isolated planned economy of the socialist period into a rather dynamic market economy. As part of the general tertiarisation of the Albanian economy the service sector has experienced different stages and dramatic interruptions of development until today. After several years of the expansion of a very small-scale retail trade the main process of retail development during the first decade of the 21st century has been focused on the construction of large-scale, mostly suburban shopping centers mainly in the country’s capital Tirana. The latest facet of this development is the opening of a big “do-it-yourself store“ run by a wellknown German retail firm. This can be regarded as a current trend of the internationalisation of Albania’s retail sector as well as the emergence of new retail formats in Albania.

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