The UK grocery business: Towards a sustainable model for virtual markets

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 354-368

  Hackney, Ray ^a   Grant, Kevin ^b   Birtwistle, Grete ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet shopping; Retailing; Supermarkets; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646346377     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610660279     Document Type: Article

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