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We study and contrast pricing and price evolution of online only (Dotcom) and online branch of multi-channel retailers (OBMCRs) based on two panel data sets collected from online toy markets. Panel data regression analyses reveal several interesting empirical results: over time, OBMCRs and...
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Data brokers collect, manage, and sell customer data. We propose a simple model, in which data brokers sell data to downstream firms. We characterise the optimal strategy of data brokers and highlight the role played by the data structure for co-opetition. If data are “sub-additive”, with...
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Data brokers share consumer data with rivals and, at the same time, compete with them for selling. We propose a “co-opetition” game of data brokers and characterise their optimal strategies. When data are “sub-additive” with the merged value net of the merging cost being lower than the...
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, and now online retailers—have challenged traditional retail models by offering consumers lower prices and greater …
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-commerce and physical retail sales, and based on detailed e-mail communications with the Census official responsible for the retail … undercounted online retail sales; we also provided what we believed were conservative estimates of the undercount. The Census …. Assuming that Census does what they now say they do, we still believe that the Census Bureau undercounts online retail sales …
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Over half of all shopping journeys start with the mobile channel. In particular, the presence of a branded mobile app significantly influences shopping across channels. However, a majority of app users decrease app usage or even abandon an app, in part, due to app service failure(s). Do app...
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This paper empirically examines the impact of entry by Wal-Mart on competition in the supermarket industry. Using a detailed panel dataset spanning 1994 to 2006, we estimate the impact of Wal-Mart on firm outcomes and market structure, controlling for persistent local trends and systematic...
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I estimate the causal effect of increasing displayed product ratings by a half star on Wayfair.com to be a five percent increase in demand for products. This increase is driven by an increase in sales, not a change in price. Products with more ratings or that are sold by lesser known brands see...
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, and Mexico. We analyze the retail sector, which is of interest because of its high rate of part-time employment in the U ….S. Based on our fieldwork in the United States and Mexico and qualitative literature on Canadian retail work, we argue that the …
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Canada, the United States, and Mexico. We analyze the retail sector, which is of interest because of its high rate of part …-time employment in the U.S. Based on our fieldwork in the United States and Mexico and qualitative literature on Canadian retail work …
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