The global sourcing patterns of French clothing retailers

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2271-2283

  Palpacuer, Florence ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; OUTSOURCING; RATIONALIZATION; RETAILING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845933327     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3883     Document Type: Article

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