Grocery retailers increasingly use acquisitions to expand their presence. Such acquisitions are risky, especially when retailers decide to subsume the acquired stores under their own banner, which can take years and demands careful planning. We show how the dynamics of consumer valuations of the...

When patronizing stores, consumers may not only exhibit loyalty to a retail chain, but also to a specific outlet. This distinction is important in a dynamic retail environment: if a store changes ownership, chain loyalty makes customers inclined to seek out another outlet of the former chain,...

Obesity is increasing worldwide and the problem is particularly serious among lower income groups. Front-of-pack nutritional warning labels are a prominent regulatory tool that have been implemented or are currently debated in many countries. Existing studies document that warning labels...

Retailer price promotions, and in particular multi-unit promotions such as the ubiquitous “buy one, get one” deal, are often criticized as a cause of food waste, presumably because they lure households into buying more than they can realistically consume. In this research, the authors...