Dialectic Process

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Dialectic Process

An evolutionary theory based on the premise that retail institutions evolve. The theory suggests that new retail formats emerge by adopting characteristics from other forms of retailers in much the same way that a child is the product of the pooled genes of two very different parents.

See: Concentric Zone Theory Gravity Model Natural Selection Theory Retail Accordion Theory Retail Life Cycle

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