Erotic retailing in the UK (1963-2003): The view from the marketing mix

Journal of Management History

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-211

  Kent, Tony ^a   Brown, Reva Berman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Marketing; Retailing; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555141047     PISSN: 17511348     EISSN: 17587751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552520610654087     Document Type: Article

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