Towards plural forms, franchising/company-owned systems, in the French cosmetics retail industry

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 238-250

  Cliquet, Gérard ^a   Croizean, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cosmetics industry; France; Franchising; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986091952     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550210426408     Document Type: Article

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