Strategic consequences of retail acquisition: Ikea and Habitat

International Marketing Review

Volumn 16, Issue , 1999, Pages 406-417

  Warnaby, Gary ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Globalization; Market segmentation; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442282903     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651339910282027     Document Type: Article

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