The differential effects of retail density: An investigation of goods versus service settings

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Pan, Yue ^a   Siemens, Jennifer Christie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; Density; Goods; Retail; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650310620     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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