Analysing retail failure from an historical perspective: A case study of A. Goldberg & Sons plc

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 513-535

  Pal, John ^a   Medway, Dominic ^a   Byrom, John ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT FAILURE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; RETAILING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745232329     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060600722817     Document Type: Article

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