Does age attenuate the impact of pleasant ambient scent on consumer response?

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 258-267

  Chebat, Jean Charles ^a   Morrin, Maureen ^b   Chebat, Daniel Robert ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Ambient; Consumer; Expenditures; Odor; Retail; Scent

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; OLFACTORY CUE; RETAILING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CITRUS;

EID: 60349114031     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507311792     Document Type: Article

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