Consumer demographics, store attributes, and retail format choice in the US grocery market

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 434-452

  Carpenter, Jason M ^a   Moore, Marguerite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Demographics; Retail trade; Retailing; Store ambience; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744775976     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550610667038     Document Type: Article

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