Romanian Abstract: Această lucrare propune un instrument economic menit a evalua caracterul (pro)concurențial al diverselor industrii din economia națională. În prima parte a lucrării este prezentat suportul teoretic pe care se bazează indicele agregat de presiune concurențială (IAPC)...

This article explores the development of the Romanian retail market, the recent evolutions on this market and the impact of the recent conflict between the retailers and the Romanian producers, starting from current questions not only in Romania but also at European level. The beginning of this...

Romanian retailing is in a period of changes, not always positive, which had modified its characteristics. Among positive changes it could be mentioned: the appearance and the extending of private property, the presence of some great foreign firms, the improving of commercial technologies, the...

The e-commerce can lead to cost reduction in case of a supplier in many different ways and can subsequently increase the competition potential of an enterprise. The e-commerce generates on average lower costs than those coming up if it were to reduce them by considering their components. As for...

After the second World War, the classic supermarket innovated with the introduction of self service. Since then the notions of „supermarket” and „self-service” have become synonymous in the mind of large sections of the population. The corner shops have, in the mean time, developed into...

In this moment, the commerce faces a total transformation. Step by step a translation is made from the classical form of the commercial activities to the electronic variant, that is much more simple and even more efficient. Different forms of the e-commerce are being encouraged by the explosion...

The paper uses standard econometric techniques and the Logistics Performance Index calculated by The World Bank for evaluating the impact of several key macroeconomic variables on the quality of the logistics sector from 42 countries and regions. The regression results and the graphs have...

Incredible dynamic of the e-commerce is explained by the competitive advantages versus the “classic” commerce: very permissive entry barriers, accessible (low) investments to start-up the business, relatively accelerated cash cycle allowing a good recover of the invested funds even...

Almost unknown to the large public two decade ago, Internet became today one of the main way of communication and information of modern world. The number of users grows at a rapid pace, and in Romania there are over 5 millions of users. Undoubtedly, Internet has in present an extraordinary...