European retail giants and the post-LBO reconfiguration of US food retailing

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-146

  Wrigley, Neil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ahold; consolidation; deleveraging; Food retailing; leveraged buyouts; market entry; Sainsbury; USA Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986130558     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593969800000002     Document Type: Article

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