Exporting the British model of food retailing to the US: Implications for the EU-US food systems convergence debate

Agribusiness

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-152

  Wrigley, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85006960860     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199703/04)13:2<137::AID-AGR4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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