Value effects of corporate consolidation in European retailing

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-54

  Dragun, Dmitry ^a   Howard, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Retailing; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744478998     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550310457836     Document Type: Article

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