B2c e-commerce logistics: The rise of collection-and-delivery points in the Netherlands

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 638-660

  Weltevreden, Jesse W J ^a  

^a Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution management; Electronic commerce; Retailing; Service delivery; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749121460     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550810883487     Document Type: Article

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