The evolving food chain: Competitive effects of wal-mart's entry into the supermarket industry

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 977-1009

  Basker, Emek ^a   Noel, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350278739     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2009.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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