This paper empirically examines the impact of entry by Wal-Mart on competition in the supermarket industry. Using a detailed panel dataset spanning 1994–2006, we estimate the impact of Wal-Mart on firm outcomes and market structure, controlling for persistent local trends and systematic...

Le marketing stratégique et opérationnel des enseignes de la grande distribution en matière de produits de la mer est analysé en relation avec leurs stratégies d'approvisionnement. Les évolutions structurelles et stratégiques des enseignes sont présentées en faisant apparaître les...

The level and nature of competition in supermarket retailing in Australia has been hotly debated as a policy issue in recent times. The creeping acquisitions of smaller groups by Coles and Woolworths have led to several investigations amid claims that consumers will be disadvantaged by the...

The current worldwide economy met deep changes, especially in the last decades, changes which had major effects over business area and determined the adoption of some decisions, at the level of main actors of economic life, which allow them to get through with new challenges. To that effect,...

Рассмотрены основные подходы к определению глобализации и охарактеризованы ее последствия для экономического развития разных стран. Определено особенности...