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Supermarket Supply Chains with Chinese Characteristics: The Case of Walmart's Direct Farms

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  • Michelson, Hope
  • Boucher, Stephen R.
  • Bai, Junfei
  • Jia, Xiangping
  • Huang, Jikun
  • Chen, Xinzhe

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  • Michelson, Hope & Boucher, Stephen R. & Bai, Junfei & Jia, Xiangping & Huang, Jikun & Chen, Xinzhe, 2013. "Supermarket Supply Chains with Chinese Characteristics: The Case of Walmart's Direct Farms," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150441, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea13:150441
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150441
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