Community pharmacies under pressure – can branding help?

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 494-504

  Schmidt, Ruth Ä ^a   Pioch, Elke A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pharmacology; Retailing; Small enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244456495     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550510605569     Document Type: Article

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