Influences on ethical and socially responsible shopping: Evidence from the UK grocery sector

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 637-659

  Megicks, Phil ^a   Memery, Juliet ^a   Williams, Jasmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer decision making; Ethics; Grocery retailing; Retail strategy; Shopping motivations; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949321939     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1362/026725708X326039     Document Type: Article

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