The Body Shop and the role of design in retail branding

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 531-543

  Kent, Tony ^a   Stone, Dominic ^a  

^a member of the Photography and the Archive Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brands; Design; Ethics; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250366698     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710755912     Document Type: Article

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