The Role of Consumer Education in the Impact of CSR on Customer Loyalty in the Retail Industry

Mengchen Hu; Yinzhu Xie; Shuxing Zheng; Zilin Zhang

doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2024.26771

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Received: 11 September 2024

Published: 9 September 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2024.26771

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Hu,M.;Xie,Y.;Zheng,S.;Zhang,Z. (2025). The Role of Consumer Education in the Impact of CSR on Customer Loyalty in the Retail Industry. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,213,214-223.

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