The dynamics of store hour changes and consumption behavior: Results of a longitudinal study of consumer attitudes toward Saturday shopping in Germany

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1801-1817

  Grünhagen, Marko ^a   Grove, Stephen J ^b   Gentry, James W ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Germany; Hours of work; Retail trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750440279     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560310495465     Document Type: Article

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