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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Design is More Than Looks: Research on the Affordance of Review Components on Consumer Loyalty

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Pages 3347-3366 | Received 08 Aug 2022, Accepted 26 Oct 2022, Published online: 17 Nov 2022

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