Retail control of manufacturers' product-related activities: Evidence from the irish food manufacturing sector

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Collins, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food; Power; Retailer manufacturer relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547298716     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J038v13n02_01     Document Type: Article

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