'Gone to Gowings' - An analysis of success factors in retail longevity: Gowings of Sydney

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-85

  Miller, Dale ^a   Merrilees, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; RETAILING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 0034128139     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060000000004     Document Type: Article

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