Sourcing ethics and the global market: The case of the UK retail clothing sector

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 892-903

  Pretious, Mike ^a   Love, Mary ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Argos Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clothing; Ethics; Sourcing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750725784     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610714620     Document Type: Article

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