Der Bekleidungseinzelhandel beendete das Jahr 2004 erneut mit einem Umsatzrückgang, der zwischen 2 und 3% gelegen haben dürfte. Eine schwache Nachfrage nach Bekleidung, aber vor allem sinkende Durchschnittspreise führen zu dieser negativen Umsatzentwicklung, Im Schuheinzelhandel waren die...

This paper uses German household data on apparel purchases to show that, conditional on income, households differ with respect to their shopping outlets and the prices they pay. We estimate that high-price retailers are not affected by changes in import prices. By contrast, the pass-through for...

In this paper, we estimate pass-through rates of import price changes to retail prices across retailers and consumers for apparel purchases in Germany for the period of 2000 to 2007. We find that high-price retailers do not pass through changes in the import price. Pass-through rates for...

In this paper, we estimate pass-through rates of import price changes to retail prices across retailers and consumers for apparel purchases in Germany for the period of 2000 to 2007. We find that high-price retailers do not pass through changes in the import price. Pass-through rates for...