Downtowns in transition: Emerging business improvement area strategies

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 789-805

  Hernandez, Tony ^a   Jones, Ken ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business improvement; Canada; Cities; Distibution channels and markets; Retail management; Urban centres

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844444675     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550510629392     Document Type: Article

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