Cyber retailing in the UK: The potential of the Internet as a retail channel

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-36

  Doherty, N F ^a   Ellis Chadwick, F ^b   Hart, C A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution channels; Internet; Marketing channels; Marketing communications; Retailing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156097     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590559910252685     Document Type: Article

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