Dear Friends and Colleagues Happy to share with you the publication : Alternative modes of entry and unexpected events in franchising Abstract: Store-in-store franchising or corner franchising is the application of a franchise format within another business, such as big box retailers, supermarkets, and gas stations; and pop-up stores are temporary store formats opened in shopping malls or other venues for a short period. Despite the regular application of these strategies by franchisers, the academic literature on store-in-store franchising and pop-up stores is relatively limited. There is a particular need after the COVID-19 outbreak to construct new lenses through which to explore how these modes of entry adapt to the new environment of business interruptions and border closures. Motivated by this research gap, this paper explores the implementation and application of store-in-store and pop-up franchising in the retail industry before COVID-19. The paper thereby consolidates the research into stores-in-stores and pop-up stores and provides a disaster studies-based research framework, a set of theoretical propositions, and some managerial implications. Keywords business disaster research, pop up store, store-in-store, temporary store, big box retailers Available open access at the following link: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/globe/vol7/iss2/1/ Dr. Alexander Rosado-Serrano, Ph.D, MBA Department Director Assistant Professor Coordinator of the Center for the Development of Entrepreneurs Inter American University of Puerto Rico- Arecibo Campus Economic and Administrative Sciences Department PO Box 4050 Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00614-4050 Tel 1-787-878-5475 ext 3470,3471,3472,3474 "El Señor ha estado grande con nosotros y estamos alegres" Salmo 126,3 " Jesús en tí confío " " Paz y Bien, en Santa Alegría " Department website: Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas – Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico – Recinto de Arecibo<http://www.arecibo.inter.edu/department/ciencias-economicas-y-administrativas/> See my publications, citations, reviewer contributions in the following academic platforms Google Scholar profile<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nh1aC24AAAAJ&hl=es&oi=ao> ORCID Profile<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7361-8173> Publons Profile<https://publons.com/researcher/1404179/alexander-rosado-serrano/> Scopus Profile<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57201309154> Scientific Editorial Board at JPBReview<https://www.openaccessojs.com/JBReview/about/editorialTeam> * Este e-mail y cualquier archivo aquí transmitido, contiene información privilegiada y/o confidencial, destinada solo para el uso del (o los) destinatario(s) y cubierta por la ley federal, “Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§2510-2521”. Si usted no es el destinatario o empleado del mismo o su agente, usted está notificado, de que cualquier divulgación, copia o revelación de esta comunicación está estrictamente prohibida. Si usted ha recibido esta comunicación por error, favor de notificar inmediatamente al emisor y borrar todas las copias. * This e-mail and any files transmitted contains information which is privileged and/or confidential, intended only for the use of the above-mentioned recipient(s) and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient or such recipient's employee or agent, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete all copies. ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.