Food retailers' perceptions of older consumers in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-348

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Older consumers; Retail provision; Retailers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349829353     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2007.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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