Modelling the effects of mergers in the retail sector. According to the Danish Competition Act, a merger that impedes ef- fective competition signi cantly, in particular by creating or strengthening a dominant postition, shall be prohibited. To decide whether this is the case the authorities...

Opponents of big-box entry argue that large retail establishments generate noise and other types of pollution and a variety of negative externalities associated with traffic. Big-box advocates, on the other hand, argue that access to a large retail market delivers not only direct economic...

Die Konzentration der Daseinsvorsorgeeinrichtungen sowie die Zuordnung derselben zu den Siedlungsbereichen sind angesichts des demografischen Wandels wichtige Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Tragfähigkeit der Daseinsvorsorge sowie der Erreichbarkeit der Standorte. Der Beitrag beschreibt anhand...

The staff scheduling problem in the retail business is considered for which a new mathematical model and new solution methods are introduced. The problem is formalized as a set covering type problem. Columns represent feasible weekly working time patterns of one sales clerk. Rows correspond to...

Die rasante Verbreitung von Computern und Internetanschlüssen in privaten Haushalten hat auch eine neue Form der Durchführung von geschäftlichen Transaktionen, den elektronischen Handel bzw. E-Commerce, hervorgebracht. Trotz enormer Zuwachsraten im zurückliegenden Jahrzehnt sind der Anteil...

This paper investigates the implications for international markets of the existence of retailers/wholesalers with market power. Two main results are shown. First, in the presence of buyer power trade liberalization may lead to retail market concentration. Due to this concentration retail prices...