Diversity in independent retailing: Barriers and benefits – the impact of gender

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 428-439

  Anne Schmidt, Ruth ^a   Parker, Cathy ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Retailing; Small to medium sized enterprises; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178194     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550310484106     Document Type: Article

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