Internet users’ adoption of Web retailing: User and product dimensions

Journal of Product & Brand Management

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 361-381

  Fenech, Tino ^a   O'Cass, Aron ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer attitudes; Internet; Perception; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059644     PISSN: 10610421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006207     Document Type: Article

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