Chain Store Buying: Literature Review. This paper investigates the importance of chain stores to the future of American retailing. Identifying the importance of the different partners in chain store retailing is important in this investigation as it allows the reader to understand the benefits it provides for its customers. Recent literature is reviewed to understand this efficient and important concept of chain store buying. 10 pgs. 29 f/c. 11b. Pages: 10 Bibliography: 11 source(s) listed Filename: 1623 Chain Store.doc Price: 89.50