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MARKETING

Understanding customer experience over time and customer citizenship behavior in retail environment: The mediating role of customer brand relationship strength

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Article: 2292487 | Received 16 Jul 2022, Accepted 20 Nov 2023, Published online: 12 Dec 2023

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