The role of store environmental stimulation and social factors on impulse purchasing

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 562-567

  Mattila, Anna S ^a   Wirtz, Jochen ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Buying behaviour; Consumer behaviour; Retailers; Shopping; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049118821     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040810909686     Document Type: Article

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