Effects of the private-label invasion in food industries

Using supermarket scanner data, we test a variety of hypotheses from trade journals about the invasion of private-label food products. According to conventional industry wisdom, name-brand firms defended their brands against new private-label products by lowering their prices, engaging in additional promotional activities, and increasingly differentiating their products. Our empirical evidence is inconsistent with these beliefs.

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Year of publication:	2002-11
Authors:	Ward, Michael B. ; Shimshack, Jay P. ; Perloff, Jeffrey M. ; Harris, J. Michael
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	private label \| entry \| price \| promotional activity \| differentiation \| supermarket

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in American Journal of Agricultural Economics 4.84(2002): pp. 961-973
Classification:	Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness ; D4 - Market Structure and Pricing ; L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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