The economic and social role of small stores: A review of UK evidence

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-215

  Clarke, Ian ^a   Banga, Sunil ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Independent outlets; Planning policy; Retail regulation; Small stores; Social and economic role; Systematic literature review; Uk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951742737     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593961003701783     Document Type: Review

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