Social cues in the store environment and their impact on store image

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-48

  Hu, Haiyan ^a   Jasper, Cynthia R ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Customer satisfaction; Shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644466749     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610642800     Document Type: Article

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