Economic efficiency in supermarkets: Evidences in Spain

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-171

  Sellers Rubio, Ricardo ^a   Mas Ruiz, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Department of Marketing ^*

Author keywords

Data encapsulation; Economic measurement; Spain; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644515369     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610649803     Document Type: Article

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