Fast fashion: A financial snapshot

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-300

  Hayes, S G ^a   Jones, N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fashion industry; Financial performance; Retailers

Indexed keywords

FASHION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RETAILING;

EID: 33748296311     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020610679277     Document Type: Article

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