Future of Retailer Profitability: An Organizing Framework

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 96-119

  Kumar, V ^a,b,c,d   Anand, Ankit ^a   Song, Hyunseok ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

Author keywords

Developed economies; Emerging economies; Global expansion; Retailer Profitability; Retailer strategies; Technological advancements

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007591242     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2016.11.003     Document Type: Article

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