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The effect of mergers on variety in grocery retailing

Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 79 (2021), pp. 1-19

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...

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The comparison in terms of trust of modern and traditional supply chains in fresh fruit and vegetable

Seckin, Ebru - 2013

-capital supermarket chains gradually emerged. Supermarkets have restructured their procurement strategies through the introduction of … supermarkets in Latin America in the past two decade (Reardon and Berdegue, 2002; Reardon et al; 2003), with profound effects on … for smallholder farmers. Agri-food markets are restructuring as supermarkets continue to expand. The restructuring process …

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Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel verringern die Produktvielfalt

Duso, Tomaso; Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 1, pp. 11-22

competition from hard-discounters has grown, in most European countries concentration has also increased as a consequence of …

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The Effect of Mergers on Variety in Grocery Retailing

Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2021

We study the effect of 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 the merger’s effects, controlling for selection on observables through a...

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The effect of retail mergers on prices and variety: An ex-post evaluation

Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2016

product variety. We use an original dataset on Dutch supermarkets to assess the effect of a merger that was conditionally …

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Price or variety? An evaluation of mergers effects in grocery retailing

Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2018

heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …

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Price or Variety? An Evaluation of Mergers Effects in Grocery Retailing

Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2018

heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …

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Reverse logistics strategies and their effect on the competitiveness of fast-moving consumer goods firms in South Africa

Makaleng, Mpho Sharon Makgedi; Hove-Sibanda, Progress - In: Logistics 6 (2022) 3, pp. 1-26

Background: The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector contributes significantly to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of a country. This has therefore led to the growth in importance of reverse logistics (RL) since the FMCG sector cannot avoid RL. It is therefore important for the sector...

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Exploring the digital marketing practices in the Greek retail sector

Argyropoulou, Maria; Folinas, Dimitris; Tzavara, Dionisia; … - In: CES Working Papers 13 (2021) 3, pp. 319-328

The development of technology has made great leaps in the lives of people. Digital marketing is now an integral part of every business, irrespective of its size and nature. The growing importance of digital marketing has affected the way businesses promote their offerings to old and new...

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Antecedents to purchase intention in virtual market space in India: an empirical investigation

Nayak, Smitha; Suhan, Mendon; Nayak, Raveendranath; … - In: Cogent Business & Management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15

This research attempts to integrate the Virtual Try-On technology, an application of image integrative technology, and the technology acceptance framework to examine the influence of interactivity and customer involvement on the online shopping experience. It attempts to empirically test the...

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