Innovation in American retailing, 1919-39: Improving inventory management

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-320

  Savitt, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary Economics; Innovation; Inventory Management; Model Stock Plan; Retail History

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644388971     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939699342589     Document Type: Article

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