Exploring companion selling: Does the situation affect customers’ perceptions?

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Polonsky, Michael Jay ^a   Cameron, Heidi ^a   Halstead, Sara ^a   Ratcliffe, Angela ^a   Stilo, Pietro ^a   Watt, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Customer service; Personal selling; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145303     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550010306764     Document Type: Article

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