Exploring the intellectual and conceptual structure of small retail research through a bibliometric analysis.

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]