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Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure / Dallen J. Timothy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Aspects of Tourism ; 23Publisher: Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781873150603
  • 9781873150610
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 381/.1 22/eng
LOC classification:
  • G155.A1
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Leisure Consumption, Shopping, And Tourism -- 2. Recreational Shopping, Leisure And Labor -- 3. Shopping Tourism -- 4. Tourist Shopping -- 5. What Tourists Buy: The Ubiquitous Souvenir -- 6. Shopping Venues And Contexts -- 7. Management Issues For Place And People -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Index
Summary: Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure provides a comprehensive examination of the relationships between tourism, leisure, shopping, and retailing. Critical issues are examined within the framework of the dichotomous relationship between utilitarian and hedonic forms of shopping, shopping as a primary and secondary attraction in tourist destinations, the development of various tourist-retail venues, the role of souvenirs in tourism, and management issues (e.g. merchandising, venue design, and customer service).
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781873150610

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Leisure Consumption, Shopping, And Tourism -- 2. Recreational Shopping, Leisure And Labor -- 3. Shopping Tourism -- 4. Tourist Shopping -- 5. What Tourists Buy: The Ubiquitous Souvenir -- 6. Shopping Venues And Contexts -- 7. Management Issues For Place And People -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Index

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Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure provides a comprehensive examination of the relationships between tourism, leisure, shopping, and retailing. Critical issues are examined within the framework of the dichotomous relationship between utilitarian and hedonic forms of shopping, shopping as a primary and secondary attraction in tourist destinations, the development of various tourist-retail venues, the role of souvenirs in tourism, and management issues (e.g. merchandising, venue design, and customer service).

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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