Tony Hernandez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3673048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tony Hernandez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tony |
| FAMILY NAME | Hernandez |
| SIGNATURE | HERNÁNDEZ T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1276-7316 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Can experimental methods put Smithian sympathy to the test
Ethnic food retail and immigrant wellbeing: A relational understanding of Chinese migrants’ food access in Toronto, Canada
Immigrants represent a growing consumer market, altering cities through increased demand for culturally specific products/services and through entrepreneurial ethnic food businesses. This paper focuses on the food retail consumption experiences and access barriers of Chinese immigrants in Toronto, Canada, through a survey of grocery shopping behaviors and attitudes and focus groups that explored access experiences and wellbeing. We also developed…
The Evolution of Retail Location Decision-Making in Canada
Major retail firms use various data, techniques, and technologies to support their location decision-making activities. Retail location decision-making has evolved in response to technological innovations, advances in data and analytical techniques, and the need to understand contemporary consumer behaviors. This study provides insights into the current state of location-based decision-making among leading Canadian retail firms, highlighting the …
Object-based change detection (OBCD): A Case Study for Measuring Retail Led Regeneration
Rollin’ papers: Newspaper coverage of cannabis legalization in Canada
With Canada becoming the first G20 country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, there has been increasing interest in the emergence of this new marketplace. Newspaper framing helps to shape public opinion on legalization and news sources play a role in determining how the public perceives the use of cannabis. This research analyzes how mainstream newspapers reported on the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in the years befo…
Urban Politics On Ethnic Entrepreneurship
This paper introduces the special issue on “Urban Politics on Ethnic Entrepreneurship” based on research insights and focused discussion that bridges disciplinary discourses. It challenges ethnic entrepreneurship theory by presenting new perspectives and empirical case studies from North America and Europe. As ethnic diversity is widely regarded as a special asset for entrepreneurial cities in the competitive global city environment, there is a n…
Contemporary Ethnic Retailing: An Expanded Framework of Study
Traditionally, ethnic retailing was narrowly defined as businesses that were owned and operated by members of an ethnic group, and that offered culturally specific goods and services to co-ethnic consumers. This definition has, however, been blurred, with some ethnic retailers now expanding their business scope to cross ethnic boundaries, and also with mainstream retailers entering the realm of ethnic retailing. These recent changes necessitate t…
A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain
Key Messages Public‐private partnership (PPP) has been a popular response to urban commercial revitalization. Two modes of PPP, the Canadian Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and the Spanish Centros Comerciales Abiertos (CCA) are examined. BIA and CCA are shown to vary by geographic extent, project scope, urban governance structure, balance of public‐private sector control, and level of stakeholder engagement
Land use perception of self-reported health: Exploratory analysis of anthropogenic land use phenotypes
Online Map Design for Public-Health Decision Makers
Injury places a heavy burden on public-health resources that is not distributed evenly in space, making the mapping of injury and its socio-demographic risk factors an effective tool for prevention planning. In a survey of health-related interactive Web mapping applications we found great variation with respect to content, cartography, and technical aspects. Based on the survey results, input from a group of potential end users, cartographic desi…
Evolving retail landscapes: Power retail in Canada
During the last fifteen years the Canadian retail landscape has been transformed by the growth and clustering of big box retailers into a range of 'power retail' developments. This has brought new retailers into Canada (predominantly U.S. retailers) with different business strategies that have lead to different consumer behaviour. The power retail phenomenon encompasses all aspects of the retail offer (price, product, service, etc.) and is not si…
Community Building in South Florida to Promote School Safety
The organisational context of retail locational planning
Land use perception of self-reported health: Exploratory analysis of anthropogenic land use phenotypes
Evolving retail landscapes: Power retail in Canada
During the last fifteen years the Canadian retail landscape has been transformed by the growth and clustering of big box retailers into a range of 'power retail' developments. This has brought new retailers into Canada (predominantly U.S. retailers) with different business strategies that have lead to different consumer behaviour. The power retail phenomenon encompasses all aspects of the retail offer (price, product, service, etc.) and is not si…
A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain
Key Messages Public‐private partnership (PPP) has been a popular response to urban commercial revitalization. Two modes of PPP, the Canadian Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and the Spanish Centros Comerciales Abiertos (CCA) are examined. BIA and CCA are shown to vary by geographic extent, project scope, urban governance structure, balance of public‐private sector control, and level of stakeholder engagement
The organisational context of retail locational planning
Urban Politics On Ethnic Entrepreneurship
This paper introduces the special issue on “Urban Politics on Ethnic Entrepreneurship” based on research insights and focused discussion that bridges disciplinary discourses. It challenges ethnic entrepreneurship theory by presenting new perspectives and empirical case studies from North America and Europe. As ethnic diversity is widely regarded as a special asset for entrepreneurial cities in the competitive global city environment, there is a n…
Contemporary Ethnic Retailing: An Expanded Framework of Study
Traditionally, ethnic retailing was narrowly defined as businesses that were owned and operated by members of an ethnic group, and that offered culturally specific goods and services to co-ethnic consumers. This definition has, however, been blurred, with some ethnic retailers now expanding their business scope to cross ethnic boundaries, and also with mainstream retailers entering the realm of ethnic retailing. These recent changes necessitate t…
The organisational context of retail locational planning
Community Building in South Florida to Promote School Safety
Evolving retail landscapes: Power retail in Canada
During the last fifteen years the Canadian retail landscape has been transformed by the growth and clustering of big box retailers into a range of 'power retail' developments. This has brought new retailers into Canada (predominantly U.S. retailers) with different business strategies that have lead to different consumer behaviour. The power retail phenomenon encompasses all aspects of the retail offer (price, product, service, etc.) and is not si…
Online Map Design for Public-Health Decision Makers
Injury places a heavy burden on public-health resources that is not distributed evenly in space, making the mapping of injury and its socio-demographic risk factors an effective tool for prevention planning. In a survey of health-related interactive Web mapping applications we found great variation with respect to content, cartography, and technical aspects. Based on the survey results, input from a group of potential end users, cartographic desi…
Land use perception of self-reported health: Exploratory analysis of anthropogenic land use phenotypes
A comparison of public and private partnership models for urban commercial revitalization in Canada and Spain
Key Messages Public‐private partnership (PPP) has been a popular response to urban commercial revitalization. Two modes of PPP, the Canadian Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and the Spanish Centros Comerciales Abiertos (CCA) are examined. BIA and CCA are shown to vary by geographic extent, project scope, urban governance structure, balance of public‐private sector control, and level of stakeholder engagement
Contemporary Ethnic Retailing: An Expanded Framework of Study
Traditionally, ethnic retailing was narrowly defined as businesses that were owned and operated by members of an ethnic group, and that offered culturally specific goods and services to co-ethnic consumers. This definition has, however, been blurred, with some ethnic retailers now expanding their business scope to cross ethnic boundaries, and also with mainstream retailers entering the realm of ethnic retailing. These recent changes necessitate t…
Urban Politics On Ethnic Entrepreneurship
This paper introduces the special issue on “Urban Politics on Ethnic Entrepreneurship” based on research insights and focused discussion that bridges disciplinary discourses. It challenges ethnic entrepreneurship theory by presenting new perspectives and empirical case studies from North America and Europe. As ethnic diversity is widely regarded as a special asset for entrepreneurial cities in the competitive global city environment, there is a n…
Rollin’ papers: Newspaper coverage of cannabis legalization in Canada
With Canada becoming the first G20 country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, there has been increasing interest in the emergence of this new marketplace. Newspaper framing helps to shape public opinion on legalization and news sources play a role in determining how the public perceives the use of cannabis. This research analyzes how mainstream newspapers reported on the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in the years befo…
The Evolution of Retail Location Decision-Making in Canada
Major retail firms use various data, techniques, and technologies to support their location decision-making activities. Retail location decision-making has evolved in response to technological innovations, advances in data and analytical techniques, and the need to understand contemporary consumer behaviors. This study provides insights into the current state of location-based decision-making among leading Canadian retail firms, highlighting the …
Object-based change detection (OBCD): A Case Study for Measuring Retail Led Regeneration
Can experimental methods put Smithian sympathy to the test
Ethnic food retail and immigrant wellbeing: A relational understanding of Chinese migrants’ food access in Toronto, Canada
Immigrants represent a growing consumer market, altering cities through increased demand for culturally specific products/services and through entrepreneurial ethnic food businesses. This paper focuses on the food retail consumption experiences and access barriers of Chinese immigrants in Toronto, Canada, through a survey of grocery shopping behaviors and attitudes and focus groups that explored access experiences and wellbeing. We also developed…
Geography (10 works) · Business (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works)