Elderly consumers and their food store experiences

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 458-465

  Meneely, Lisa ^a   Strugnell, Chris ^a   Burns, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Food shopping; Issues; Older consumer; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELDERLY POPULATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROVISIONING; RETAILING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349823429     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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