We argue in this paper that retailers can strategically position store brands in product space to strengthen their bargaining position when negotiating supply terms with manufacturers of national brands. Using a bargaining framework we model a retailer's decision whether to carry an additional...

Currently, Indian market is witnessing a retail boom with organized retailers offering a whole assortment of goods and services under one roof with good shopping environment. Private brands are gradually taking more space of retailers' shelf space in developed western economies. As competition...

As manufacturers often sell their products through retailers, many manufacturer cartels directly affect retailers, who are, at least in Europe, also increasingly claiming damages. This paper points to an, to our knowledge, hitherto unexplored aspect in such cases. As store brands (or private...