Independent Grocery Retailers and Their Primary Wholesalers: Survey and Implications

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 3-17

  Burkink, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Independent; Marketing channel; Retailer; Supply chain; Wholesaler

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346976275     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J038v08n02_02     Document Type: Article

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