Development of the grocery retail market in China: A qualitative study of how foreign and domestic retailers seek to increase market share

British Food Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-55

  Hingley, Martin ^a   Lindgreen, Adam ^b   Chen, Lan ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Food products; International marketing; Market share; Retail marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449127778     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700910924227     Document Type: Article

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