Changing retail power and performance in distribution channels

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1057-1076

  Amato, Louis H ^a   Amato, Christie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution channels and markets; Retailing market share; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149095142     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550911005029     Document Type: Article

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