TY - BOOK AU - Coughlan,Anne T. AU - Anderson,Erin AU - Stern,Louis W. AU - El-Ansary,Adel I. TI - Marketing channels SN - 9780131913462 U1 - 658.87 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Marketing channels KW - Distribution channels KW - Marketing KW - Management KW - Distribution management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Marketing channel structure, functions, and a framework for analysis -- Segmentation for marketing channel design -- Supply-side channel analysis -- Channel power -- Managing conflict to increase channel coordination -- Strategic alliances in distribution -- Vertical integration in distribution -- Legal constraints on marketing channel policies -- Retailing -- Wholesaling -- Franchising -- Supply chain management ER -