Understanding competitive advantage in retail financial services

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Devlin, Jim ^a   Ennew, Christine T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0442275842     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652329710165984     Document Type: Article

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