Challenge and change: Shoprite and the restructuring of grocery retailing in Scotland

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-284

  Sparks, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROCERY RETAILING; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; RETAIL INDUSTRY; SERVICE SECTOR; SHOPRITE;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0029772209     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a280261     Document Type: Article

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