Clearance pricing in retail chains

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 122, Issue , 2009, Pages 271-291

  Smith, Stephen A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84955159163     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78902-6_11     Document Type: Chapter

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