Sustainable Development in the Retail Sector – a Local Perspective
Sustainable Development in the Retail Sector – a Local Perspective

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the concept of sustainable development (SD) has become an important determinant in the activities of enterprises and the authorities, at both the central and local levels. The transference of many tasks from the central to the local government level has meant that local authorities have become the principal decision-makers, determining the directions for the development of individual territorial units. They also specify the conditions under which companies can participate in this process. A particular role in terms of implementing the sustainable development concept rests on retail enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the concept of sustainable development determines the policies of local governments with regard to developing a commercial network in a given area, and, on the other hand, how it affects the development strategies of retail enterprises. The paper presents examples from the selected countries illustrating how the SD concept is implemented at the local level in relation to the retail sector. This paper has been written as a part of the research grant funded by the National Science Centre, decision No. DEC-2011/03/B/HS4/03576.

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