Category killers and big-box retailing: Their historical impact on retailing in the USA

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-31

  Sampson, Susan D ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Retailing; Stores and supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549166716     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550810846974     Document Type: Article

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