Releasing the regret lock: Consumer response to new alternatives after a Sale

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1039-1059

  Tsiros, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b The American College of Greece   (Greece)

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EID: 67649227405     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593698     Document Type: Article

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