Channel collaboration and firm value proposition

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 178-189

  Tuominen, Matti ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Customer satisfaction; Retail trade; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986163896     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550410528953     Document Type: Article

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