Slotting allowances and fees: Schools of thought and the views of practicing managers

Journal of Marketing

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 92-108

  Bloom, Paul N ^a   Gundlach, Gregory T ^a   Cannon, Joseph P ^a  

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EID: 0034395329     PISSN: 00222429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkg.64.2.92.18002     Document Type: Article

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