The art and science of retail location decisions

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 357-367

  Hernández, Tony ^a   Bennison, David ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Decision support systems; Information systems; Location; Retailing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986139374     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550010337391     Document Type: Article

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