Market power and regulation: The last great US department store consolidation?

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-37

  Wood, Steve ^a   Wrigley, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Department stores; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846669902     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710722323     Document Type: Article

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