International retail divestment

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 112-125

  Alexander, Nicholas ^a   Quinn, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Divestment; International trade; Retailing; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986084393     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550210418137     Document Type: Article

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