Demographics and patronage motives of supercenter shoppers in the United States

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-16

  Carpenter, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Demographics; Retail trade; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549170082     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550810846965     Document Type: Article

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