The role of international hubs in a fashion retailer's sourcing strategy

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-436

  Fernie, John ^a   Maniatakas, Pavlos A ^a   Moore, Christopher M ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fashion; International hubs; Sourcing; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949397129     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960903331428     Document Type: Article

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