Manufacturer's returns policies and retail competition

Marketing Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-94

  Padmanabhan, V ^a   Png, I P L ^a  

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Author keywords

Demand uncertainty; Perishables; Pricing; Retail competition; Returns policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031287763     PISSN: 07322399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mksc.16.1.81     Document Type: Article

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