Consumers of ethnic apparel from alternative trading organizations: A multifaceted market

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Dickson, Marsha A ^a   Littrell, Mary A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative trading organizations; Ethnic apparel; Market segmentation; Product development

Indexed keywords

CRAFT INDUSTRY, SOUTH AMERICAN; FABRICS, APPAREL;

EID: 0031920273     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9801600101     Document Type: Article

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