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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Spatial Diffusion of Wal-Mart: Contagious and Reverse Hierarchical Elements

Thomas O.Z Graff Associate Professor of Geography, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701
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Dub Ashton Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Business Administration
Pages 19-29 | Received 01 Oct 1992, Accepted 01 Jul 1993, Published online: 15 Mar 2010

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