Consumer mobility in the Scottish isles: The impact of internet adoption upon retail travel patterns

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-203

  Calderwood, Eric ^a   Freathy, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Internet; Island retailing; On line shopping; Rural communities; Shopping patterns

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET;

CONSUMER MOBILITIES; ISLAND RETAILING; ON-LINE SHOPPING; RURAL COMMUNITY; SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR; SHOPPING PATTERNS; SITUATIONAL FACTORS; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE;

SALES;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MOBILITY; RETAILING; RURAL SOCIETY; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890811803     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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