Analysis of retail sector research evolution and trends during COVID-19

Brij B Gupta; Akshat Gaurav; Prabin Kumar Panigrahi

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122671

Analysis of retail sector research evolution and trends during COVID-19

Technol Forecast Soc Change. 2023 Sep:194:122671. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122671. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Authors

Brij B Gupta^{1

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5}, Akshat Gaurav^{6

7}, Prabin Kumar Panigrahi⁸

Affiliations

¹ International Center for AI and Cyber Security Research and Innovations & Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Asia University, Taiching, Taiwan.
² Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea.
³ Lebanese American University, Beirut, 1102, Lebanon.
⁴ Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT), Symbiosis International University, Pune, India.
⁵ Center for Interdisciplinary Research at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India.
⁶ Ronin Institute, Montclair, NJ, USA.
⁷ University Center for Research & Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Chandigarh 140413, India.
⁸ Indian Institute of Management Indore, India.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analysis the evolution of the retail sector during the COVID-19 period and to identify future research issues. Scopus databases were searched for articles published in English between 2020 and 2022 to discover current trends and concerns in the retail industry. A total of 1071 empirical and nonempirical studies were compiled as a result of the evaluation process. During the study period, the number of articles published in scientific journals increased exponentially, indicating that the research topic is still in the developmental phase. It also highlights the most important research trends, allowing numerous new research lines to be proposed via visual mapping of Thematic Maps. This study makes an important contribution to the field of the retail sector, providing a comprehensive overview of the field's evolution and current status, as well as a comprehensive, synthesized, and organized summary of the various perspectives, definitions, and trends in the field.

Keywords: COVID-19; Research trends; Retail sector; Sustainable development.