The impacts of competitive entry on pricing in the Finnish retail grocery market

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-135

  Uusitalo, Outi ^a   Rökman, Maija ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case studies; Competitors; Pricing; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847422304     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710728084     Document Type: Article

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