The underground mall: An investigation of factors influencing gray market consumption

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-120

  Boyd Thomas, Jane ^a   Lee Okleshen Peters, Cara ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grey marketing; Shopping centres; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644516967     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610649777     Document Type: Review

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