Retailing and consumption: Evidence from war time Britain

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-57

  Alexander, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer Reaction; Consumption; Multiple Retailing; Retail Change; Retail History

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544448616     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960110103805     Document Type: Article

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