流通服务业区位研究始于20世纪20年代,是国外服务业区位研究中相对成熟的领域,研究领域涉及商业零售业区位、批发业区位、物流区位,而其中商业零售业区位尤受学者关注。对以上三类流通性服务业的区位研究进展进行跟踪和梳理,评析不同时期流通性服务业区位的研究视角和研究方法,分析信息化时代流通服务业区位的研究前景。
The research on the location of distribution service in the western countries can be traced back in to the 1920s. It has been a cornparatively mature research field in service location, which includes retailing business location, wholesale business and logistic location. This paper prosents a general review from the research angle and research method of the distribution service developrnent.