An important difference between both manufacturing and wholesaling vs. retail is the information available concerning inventory. Typically, far less information characterizes retail. Here, an extreme environment of information shortfall is examined. The environment is technically termed...

There is a growing trend towards renting rather than permanent ownership of various product categories such as designer clothes and accessories. In this paper, we study an emerging retail business model that simultaneously serves rental and sales markets. Specifically, we consider a retailer...