Internet grocery business in Japan: Current business models and future trends

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 727-735

  Ogawara, Sachiko ^a   Chen, Jason C H ^a   Zhang, Quan ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food products; Internet; Japan; Marketing

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; MARKETING; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; WEBSITES;

BANKRUPTCY; INTERNET GROCERY BUSINESS; ONLINE GROCERY BUSINESS; SUPERMARKET BUSINESS MODEL;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 0345549521     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570310506142     Document Type: Article

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