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The mindful consumer: Balancing egoistic and altruistic motivations to purchase local food

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Authors: Birch, D., Memery, J., & De Silva Kanakaratne, M.
Affiliations: Bournemouth University (GB)
Corresponding author: Memery, Juliet
ORCID: Birch, Dawn
Memery, Juliet
Venue: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-01
Volume: 40
Pages: 221-228
ISSN: 0969-6989 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.10.013
OpenAlex: W2767656015
Cited by: 272
References: 87
Citations by year: 2026: 21 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 5
FWCI: 10.51
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Locations: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (publishedVersion)
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders: Queensland Government
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Consumer behavior in food and health
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Keywords: local food, consumer motivation, egoistic motivation, altruistic motivation, environmental awareness, health consciousness, food safety, purchase frequency, consumer attitudes, local food marketing, food labeling

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