Push, scream, or leave: How do consumers cope with crowded retail stores?

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-495

  Whiting, Anita ^a  

^a CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Qualitative research; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949099664     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040910995275     Document Type: Article

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