Purpose

The purpose of this study is to consolidate the existing literature on small retail and develop a conceptual framework using thematic analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

The relevant set of 224 articles has been obtained from the Scopus database by applying the PRISMA framework. Bibliometric analysis has been performed using Biblioshiny in Bibliometrix and VOSviewer.

Findings

Four major themes have been identified within the conceptual structure of the small retail domain, and a conceptual framework has been developed using the interlinkages within the themes. The intellectual structure of the domain has been explored using citation analysis, co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling. Future research directions are also identified and documented based on the thematic analysis and overall consolidation of the literature.

Originality/value

This is perhaps one of the first attempts to consolidate the published literature on small retail using bibliometric analysis.

中文翻译：

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通过文献计量分析探索小型零售研究的知识和概念结构

 目的

本研究的目的是巩固有关小型零售的现有文献，并利用主题分析开发概念框架。

设计/方法论/途径

应用 PRISMA 框架从 Scopus 数据库中获取了相关的 224 篇文章。文献计量分析是使用 Bibliometrix 和 VOSviewer 中的 Biblioshiny 进行的。

 发现

在小型零售领域的概念结构中确定了四个主要主题，并利用主题内的相互联系开发了一个概念框架。使用引文分析、共引分析和书目耦合来探索该领域的知识结构。根据主题分析和文献的整体整合，还确定并记录了未来的研究方向。

 原创性/价值

这也许是利用文献计量分析来整合已发表的小型零售文献的首次尝试之一。