Problems and prospects of supermarket development in China

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-76

  Wing Chun lo, T ^a   Lau, Ho Fuk ^a   Lin, Gong Shi ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Distribution channels; Retail trade; Service industries; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 4844223657     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550110381526     Document Type: Article

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