Still serving the community? The professionalisation of the UK charity retail sector

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 418-427

  Broadbridge, Adelina ^a   Parsons, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charities; Shops; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173861     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550310484098     Document Type: Article

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