Consumers' perception of risk: The case of beef purchases in Irish supermarkets

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 701-715

  Hornibrook, Susan A ^a   McCarthy, Mary ^b   Fearne, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brand names; Ireland; Meat; Risk assessment; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844513223     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550510622263     Document Type: Article

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