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Enhancing Consumer Buying Behaviour Through Innovation Hubs: A Quantitative Study in the Indian Apparel Sector

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpro-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 3044-7259 | Journal ISSN: 1691-6077
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