Identifying Customer Preference Factors in Front-Warehouse Fresh E-commerce: A BERTopic and Sentiment Analysis Approach

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Han, X., Latif, H. A., & Puah, C.-H. (2025). Identifying Customer Preference Factors in Front-Warehouse Fresh E-commerce: A BERTopic and Sentiment Analysis Approach. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 15(9), 987–1007.

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