Shifting global supply networks and fast fashion: Made in Turkey for Marks and Spencer

Global Networks

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-280

  Tokatli, Nebahat ^a   Wrigley, Neil ^b   Kizilgün, Ömür ^c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Portakal Çiçeǧi Sokak 10/2 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clothing manufacturers; Clothing retailers; Design; Global sourcing; Marks Spencer; Power relations; Retailer supplier relations; Turkey

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PURCHASING;

CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS; CLOTHING RETAILERS; GLOBAL SOURCING; POWER RELATIONS; RETAILER-SUPPLIER RELATIONS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; DESIGN; GLOBAL TRADE; MARKET; POWER RELATIONS; RETAILING;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 44649122168     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2008.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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