prices of most consumer goods. They are the main interface between producers of consumer goods and consumers, with around … substantial, as this accounts for, on average, about 25% of consumer prices. The purpose of this report is to analyse the … structural features of the distributive trades sector and the developments within it, as well as how these may influence prices …

estimate of firms' price responses to changes in prices of their competitors. We develop a general framework and an empirical …, which contains detailed information on firm domestic prices, marginal costs, and competitor prices. The rare features of …, that these findings have important implications for shaping the response of domestic prices to international shocks. …