Online shopping portals: An option for traditional retailers?

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 516-528

  Kennedy, Aileen ^a   Coughlan, Joseph ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Internet shopping; Portals; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744766502     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610673590     Document Type: Article

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