Consumer behaviour and preferences regarding children's clothing in Turkey

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-81

  Köksal, Mehmet Haluk ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Children (age group); Clothing; Consumer behaviour; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BUYING; CHILDRENSWEAR; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CONSUMER RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; MERCHANDIZING; RETAILING;

EID: 33847351623     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020710734418     Document Type: Article

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