Café nation? Exploring the growth of the UK café industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Ferreira (0000-0002-1600-452X, Coventry University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-76 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/area.12285 |
| OpenAlex | W2531768065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
The UK café industry has experienced significant growth over the last decade. With over 18 800 outlets, and a turnover of £7.2 billion recorded in 2014, the industry represents an important component of the retail sector. Industry commentators forecast that the industry will continue to grow and that there will be 27 000 outlets by 2020. This article provides an overview of the UK café industry and highlights the key drivers of it's rapid growth. It explores the ways that a new economic geography is quietly made as the café industry refashions our high streets. The article culminates by presenting an illustrative typology of café types which comprise the café industry in the UK , highlighting the need for greater research into the landscape of the café industry as it develops, and the roles that café spaces play in different communities
Business · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Sociology · Typology · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Marketing · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Organic Food and Agriculture
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Acknowledging, recognising and responding to one another
Spaces of consumption, connection, and community
Attributes Influencing Pet Café Satisfaction and Social Media Sharing Intentions
Customer Agency in Interactive Service
Travailler au café
City, Street and Citizen
The McDonaldization of society
Café Society
Deconstructing a global commodity
Geographies of production II
The `Latte Revolution'? Regulation, Markets and Consumption in the Global Coffee Chain
The cafe as affective community space
Possible geographies
The Empire Filters Back
Drinking up endings
How Breakfast Happens in the Café
Urban Multiculture and Everyday Encounters in Semi-Public, Franchised Cafe Spaces
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |