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LAW RETAIL GRAVITATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of retail gravitation 1, record 1, English, law%20of%20retail%20gravitation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The law of retail gravitation (LRG) and the economic law of market areas (LMA) both seek to define the market-area boundary between two competiting centres. Each law is reviewed and then characterised in terms of the principal dimensions of the market-area boundary. 1, record 1, English, - law%20of%20retail%20gravitation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de l'attraction du commerce de détail
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20l%27attraction%20du%20commerce%20de%20d%C3%A9tail
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- law of retail gravitation 1, record 2, English, law%20of%20retail%20gravitation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
William J. Reilly developed an empirical approach in the late twenties and early thirties through an examination of some 1332 American cities. His Law of Retail Graviation states that:"...two cities attract retail; trade from any intermediate city or town in the vicinity of the breaking point approximately in direct proportion to the population of the two cities and in inverse proportions to the square of the distances from these two cities to the intermediate town." 1, record 2, English, - law%20of%20retail%20gravitation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi de l'attraction dans le commerce de détail
1, record 2, French, loi%20de%20l%27attraction%20dans%20le%20commerce%20de%20d%C3%A9tail
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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