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Influencing E-commerce Performance in European Transition Economies: An Urgent Call for Digital Marketing Cover

Influencing E-commerce Performance in European Transition Economies: An Urgent Call for Digital Marketing

By: Eleni Kalemaj  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
Page range: 255 - 284
Submitted on: Jun 12, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 5, 2024
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Published on: Jun 20, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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