Issues of provision and “remoteness” in rural food retailing - A case study of the southern Western Isles of Scotland

British Food Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 400-413

  Byrom, John ^a   Medway, Dominic ^a   Warnaby, Gary ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food; Retail trade; Rural areas; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178138     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700110400398     Document Type: Article

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