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This paper uses data on liquor retailing in Alberta since privatization to provide a description of the evolution of a privatized retail industry from the date of its creation. As well, this paper considers which factors contribute to the survival of stores and firms, and the growth and creation of retail liquor store chains. Location, and in particular whether a liquor store is located in a shopping center or near a supermarket, is associated with the survival of a liquor store.
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Eckert, A., West, D.S. Firm Survival and Chain Growth in a Privatized Retail Liquor Store Industry. Rev Ind Organ 32, 1–18 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-008-9161-4
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