Understanding recreational shopping: A new approach

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-158

  Bäckström, Kristina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

consumer behavior; consumer culture theory; consumption; Recreational shopping; retail store environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249101886     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960600572167     Document Type: Article

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