Vertical alliances between retail and manufacturer companies in the fashion industry

Amfiteatru Economic

Volumn 12, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 634-649

  Swoboda, Bernhard ^a   Pop, Nicolae Al ^b   Dabija, Dan Cristian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES   (Romania)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Co operation; Fashion retail; Value chain; Vertical alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650863727     PISSN: 15829146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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