before the merger. While the low-variety target's stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition … chains’ response to changes in local competition. …

-price target's stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition with the acquirer's stores, the latter … offerings in order to avoid cannibalization and lessen local competition. Further, we show that other dimensions of … heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …

before the merger. While the low-variety target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition … chains’ response to changes in local competition …

-price target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition with the acquirer's stores, the latter … offerings in order to avoid cannibalization and lessen local competition. Further, we show that other dimensions of … heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …

competition in the grocery trade. Market investigations of the sector have been launched in several Member States, and there have … practitioners have been under pressure to find out in what ways competition rules may be used to limit these practices. The goal of … this paper is to give a comprehensive overview of the competition law issues that might arise in the context of private …

cartels registered between 1947 and 1993. We explore the gradual tightening of Swedish competition law to study cartel … register’s efficiency.We find that the various competition laws had an overall deterrent effect, but new industries became …