The effect of retail atmospherics on customers' perceptions of salespeople and customer persuasion: An empirical investigation

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-191

  Sharma, Arun ^a   Stafford, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034239391     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(99)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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