Pricing on the internet and in conventional retail channels: A study of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-148

  Stylianou, Antonis C ^a   Kumar, Ram L ^a   Robbins, Stephanie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

E tail; Electronic commerce; Internet pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444489314     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2005.11043960     Document Type: Article

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