Buyer behaviour for fast fashion

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-344

  Bruce, Margaret ^a   Daly, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buying behaviour; Fashion industry; Sourcing; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

BUYING; FASHION; LABEL; SUPPLIER;

EID: 33748299474     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020610679303     Document Type: Article

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