Traditional bazaar or supermarkets: A probit analysis of affluent consumer perceptions in Hanoi

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-252

  Maruyama, Masayoshi ^a   Trung, Le Viet ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

consumer behaviour; Hanoi; Probit model; supermarket; Traditional bazaar; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649112760     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960701368804     Document Type: Article

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