Convenience store location planning and forecasting — a practical research agenda

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-255

  Wood, Steve ^a   Browne, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b The ORC Partnership ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convenience stores; Food; Geographic information systems; Retailing; Stores and supermarkets; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847315066     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710736184     Document Type: Article

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