Only a few studies have analysed staggering and synchronisation in pricing behaviour of multi-product firms. These studies used low-frequency data in an environment of high rates of inflation. This paper investigates staggering and synchronisation of weekly prices for ten food products in 131...

German food retailing is characterized by a strong price competition. Thus, we would expect the law of one price to hold and price adjustments to occur simultaneously. However, significant price differences can be observed which are often caused by sales. As price promotions are not related to...

Only a few studies have analysed staggering and synchronisation in pricing behaviour of multi-product firms. These studies used low-frequency data in an environment of high rates of inflation. This paper investigates staggering and synchronisation of weekly prices for ten food products in 131...

Der deutsche Lebensmitteinzelhandel ist durch eine hohe Konzentration und einen intensiven Preiswettbewerb gekennzeichnet. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Preissetzung von Discountern, Super- und Verbrauchermärkten unter Beachtung von Sonderangeboten und den daraus resultierenden Preiswettbewerb...