Utility of no sweat labels for apparel consumers: Profiling label users and predicting their purchases

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 96-119

  Dickson, Marsha A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035627488     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2001.tb00104.x     Document Type: Article

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