Strategic introduction of private brand in the online retail platform

Open Access

Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 57, Number 3, May-June 2023


Page(s)		1377 - 1396
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2023080
Published online		21 June 2023

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