Determinants of fashion tore personality: A consumer perspective

Journal of Product and Brand Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 346-355

  Brengman, Malaika ^a   Willems, Kim ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Fashion industry; Perception; Qualitative research; Store ambience

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349669122     PISSN: 10610421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10610420910981828     Document Type: Article

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