The challenge to c-stores: Edinburgh South Asian responses

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 408-417

  Welsh, Rita ^a   Bent, Richard ^a   Seaman, Claire ^a   Ingram, Arthur ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Convenience stores; Ethnic groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986100079     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550310484089     Document Type: Article

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