Exploring the factors influencing consumers' choice of retail store when purchasing fresh meat in Malaysia

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 99-122

  Chamhuri, Norshamliza ^a   Batt, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fresh meat; Malaysia; Retail; Supermarkets; Traditional markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883775004     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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