Purpose: To trace the modernisation of the retail structure of Vietnam from a closed market to one that is increasingly open to retail TNC entry and associated Western retail formats. | Word copy as accepted by Editor (April 2013). Please refer to full reference in International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management if cited. The Emerging Food Retail Structure of Vietnam: Phases of Expansion in a Post-Socialist Environment Author Details (please list these in the order they should appear in the published article) Hai Thi Hong Nguyen (First Author) Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ Steve Wood: The Surrey Business School, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH Neil Wrigley Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ Corresponding author: Steve Wood Corresponding Author’s Email: Biographical Details (if applicable): Hai Thi Hong Nguyen is a PhD student at Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, UK. Steve Wood is Professor of Retail Marketing & Management at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey. He has published across a range of journals that sit at the crossroads of retail & business management and economic geography including Journal of Economic Geography; Environment and Planning A; Regional Studies; The Service Industries Journal and International Review of Retail, Distribution & Consumer Research amongst others. Neil Wrigley is Professor of Geography at University of Southampton. His research focuses on economic geography – with a distinctive focus on retail and consumption. He has written many widely cited papers on the restructuring, regulation and globalization of the retail industry, including issues of retail development and finance, e-commerce, the rise of transnational retail corporations, and retailer-driven global supply chains. He has been Editor of the Journal of Economic Geography (Oxford University Press) since its launch in 2001. 1 Structured Abstract: Purpose: To trace the modernisation of the retail structure of Vietnam from a closed market to one that is .
