Dr Delia Vazquez

Delia Vazquez is an expert in retail marketing, e-business and e-tailing and teaches all three subjects at The University of Manchester.

A former buyer for the Co-op and a UMIST marketing graduate to boot, Delia is a lecturer in Textiles and Paper, part of the School of Materials.

She is responsible for producing students who are managing the growth of fashion retail stores in the UK - many in companies like Primark, New Look and Matalan.

In addition to being a lecturer, Delia is also a tutor on two postgraduate programmes - MEnt Textile Design, Technology and Fashion and MSc International Fashion Retailing - and is the department's Industrial Placement Officer.

She is also credited with creating the MSc International Fashion Retailing programme.

• 'Investigating Price, Convenience and Hedonic Consumption as Determinants of Internet Shopping' to be submitted to the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management.
• 'Comparing UK and US consumers' internet shopping motivations' to be submitted to International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research.
• 'Exploring US consumer motivations for online clothing shopping'. EAERCD 8th International Conference on Retailing & Commercial Distribution Teaching and Research Issues 30th June - 2nd July 2004.

• Vazquez, D., Studd, R., and Bruce. M., (2003) "A case study exploring the packaging design management process within a UK food retailer" British Food Journal, Vol. 105, No. 9, September 2003, p602-617.
• Vazquez, D., Bruce. M., (2002) "Design Management-The Unexplored Retail Marketing Competence" International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 30 No. 4, 10 May 2002.
• Vazquez, D., and Bruce. M., (2002) "Exploring the Retail Design Management Process- A Case Study". International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, Volume 12, No, 4,. December.
• Vazquez, D., and Bruce, M., (1999) Designing a Design Manager's Role in Food Retail. New Product Development and Innovation Management Journal, Vol. 1, No.2, 1999.