Mall atmospherics: The interaction effects of the mall environment on shopping behavior

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 576-583

  Michon, Richard ^a   Chebat, Jean Charles ^b   Turley, L W ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient odor; Mall environment; Shopping behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 11444261460     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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