between 1998 and 2007. By using detailed geographical information about supermarkets and smaller stores we are able to … identify the link between entrants and the exit of nearby small stores. Entry of supermarkets using small to medium … entry is unequivocal for butchers, bakeries, grocery and fresh pasta shops but significance varies with model specification …

variety. PL introduction and PL-driven assortment changes of NBs impose a small effect on NB prices. In contrast, PLs strongly …

Divestitures have received little attention in ex-post evaluations of mergers. In partial remedy we simulate the … effects of the Carlsberg-Pripps merger in the Swedish beer market and compare the predicted outcomes with those observed ex …-post. There are no important price increases following the merger and prices of divested beers fell. Our merger simulations, that …

/Modelo merger. The merger relaxes incentive compatibility constraints and increases the equilibrium supermarkup. Merger efficiencies …

This study shows that mergers’ price effects can vary seasonally. I document countercyclical price increases due to the … Coors and Miller merger, which is consistent with models of coordinated pricing that predict lower equilibrium prices during …

Supermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food … and manufactured products in Southern Africa. This paper assesses the role of supermarkets and governments in developing … supermarkets away from mere compliance as part of black economic empowerment or social responsibility objectives, to more mutually …

decades, the FTC has clung to a narrow definition of supermarkets to traditional food and grocery, but excludes warehouse ….6 billion. The combined company would be the third largest food and grocery retailer, behind Walmart and Amazon. Based on the … Federal Trade Commission’s recently release draft merger guidelines, and comments by FTC chair Lina Khan, it likely the agency …