We study a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as composition of … assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in pre-merger competitive conditions and … thus in the merger outcomes. To define our control group, we account for selection on observables through a matching …

product variety. We use an original dataset on Dutch supermarkets to assess the effect of a merger that was conditionally … effect is mainly driven by a reduction in variety for stores that were not re-branded after the merger, suggesting that the … where all firms decrease variety. The issuance of divestitures partially outweighed the negative effect of the merger. Yet …

increased their product variety. By analyzing the effect of the merger on category prices, we find that the target most likely … claim by studying the effect of a national merger between two large Dutch supermarket chains on prices and on the depth as … merger's effects, controlling for selection on observables when defining our control group through a matching procedure. We …

onlypartially able to outweigh the reduction in variety caused by the mergers. …In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat der Lebensmitteleinzelhandel in ganz Europa einen erheblichen Restrukturierungsprozess …Over the past decades the grocery retail sector underwent a significant restructuring process throughout Europe. While …

composition of assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in the merger’s effects … before the merger. While the low-variety target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition …We study the effect of a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as …

merger’s effects, controlling for selection on observables when defining our control group through a matching procedure. We … increased their product variety. By analyzing the effect of the merger on category prices, we find that the target most likely … claim by studying the effect of a national merger between two large Dutch supermarket chains on prices and on the depth as …

Supermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food … and manufactured products in Southern Africa. This paper assesses the role of supermarkets and governments in developing … supermarkets away from mere compliance as part of black economic empowerment or social responsibility objectives, to more mutually …

This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone … information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in 50 different local markets for a period of four years around the merger …. Since retail mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set …

This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone … information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in 50 different local markets for a period of four years around the merger …. Since retail mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set …