Scale economies and superstore retailing: New evidence from the UK

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-81

  Guy, Cliff ^a   Bennison, David ^b   Clarke, Roger ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Superstores

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; RETAILING; SERVICE SECTOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13244251045     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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