Large e-commerce retailers and department stores function as marketplaces for millions of sellers, and consumers rely on the platform's assortment and display decisions to examine different sellers and make purchase decisions. Traditionally, the primary objective of these marketplaces for...

The topic of alternative price zone configurations is frequently discussed in Central Western Europe where - so far - national borders coincide with borders of price zones. Reconfiguring these price zones is one option in order to improve congestion management, foster trading across borders of...