Extending the Competition Commission's findings on entry and exit of small stores in British high streets: Implications for competition and planning policy

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2063-2085

  Wrigley, Neil ^a   Branson, Julia ^a   Murdock, Andrew ^a   Clarke, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC POLICY; FOOD MARKET; RETAILING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350557366     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a41326     Document Type: Article

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