Die Beschäftigung mit Betriebsformen zählt zu den zentralen Strömungen der Handelsforschung. Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels ist es daher verwunderlich, dass die Betriebsformenwahl älterer KonsumentInnen in der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion bis dato kaum Berücksichtigung...

This paper investigates the factors that explain the level and dynamics of manufacturing firm productive efficiency. In our empirical analysis, we use a unique sample of about 39,000 firms in 256 industries from the German Cost Structure Census over the years 1992-2005. We estimate the...

This paper investigates the factors that explain the level and dynamics of manufacturing firm productive efficiency. In our empirical analysis, we use a unique sample of about 39,000 firms in 256 industries from the German Cost Structure Census over the years 1992-2005. We estimate the...

This paper investigates the factors that explain the level and dynamics of manufacturing firm productive efficiency. In our empirical analysis, we use a unique sample of about 39,000 firms in 256 industries from the German Cost Structure Census over the years 1992-2005. We estimate the...

Um das Ziel einer positiven Profilierung einer Betriebstypenmarke mit Hilfe von Eigenmarken des Handels zu erreichen, bedarf es der richtigen Strategie der Anbindung der Handelsmarke an die Betriebstypenmarke. Der vorliegende Beitrag hat aufgezeigt, dass in erster Linie die Branded House sowie...

The impact that the retail format has on the level of individual motivation tends to be overlooked in discussions of the determinants of organic consumption, this neglect due to the tendency to model individual and contextual factors separately. Hence, the dominant research paradigm has...

This paper examines the evolution of the supermarket industry, from the birth of the chain store concept in the early 1900s to the recent rise of the Wal-Mart supercenter. The central message is that the major themes relevant today (the importance of scale and standardization, technological...