The early-adolescent female clothing consumer: Expectations, evaluation and satisfaction with fit as part of the appreciation of clothing quality

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-428

  de Klerk, Helena M ^a   Tselepis, Thea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clothing; Customer satisfaction; Women; Young adults

Indexed keywords

BUYING; CONSUMER RESEARCH; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; MARKET; MARKETING;

EID: 34547104035     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020710763146     Document Type: Article

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