The process of internationalization: How Swedish food retailers perceive their domestic supplier relationships

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-334

  Bengtsson, Anders ^a   Elg, Ulf ^a   Johansson, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food Chain; Internationalization; Manufacturer RETAILER Relationships; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008644263     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960050138903     Document Type: Article

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