Exit strategies and sunk costs: The implications for multiple retailers

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 237-245

  Guy, Clifford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closure; Corporate strategy; Location; Rationalization; Retailing; Stores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135332     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590559910278605     Document Type: Article

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