Re-thinking the motives of do-it-yourself (DIY) consumers

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-323

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumer motives; consumption; do it yourself; England; home improvement; retail industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954156400     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960802113885     Document Type: Article

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