A profile of the internet shopper: Evidence from six countries

Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-282

  Brashear, Thomas ^a   Kashyap, Vishal ^b   Musante, Michael ^c   Donthu, Naveen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67449164071     PISSN: 10696679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MTP1069-6679170305     Document Type: Article

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