Local shopping in the UK: Towards a synthesis of business and place

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 846-864

  Bennison, David ^a   Warnaby, Gary ^b   Pal, John ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convenience stores; Retailers; Shopping; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649272129     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590551011085948     Document Type: Article

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