Analyzing a sequential bargaining framework with one retailer and two suppliers of substitutable goods, we show that slotting fees may emerge as a result of a rent-shifting mechanism when consumer shopping costs are taken into account. If consumers economize on their shopping costs by bundling...

We analyze the listing decisions of a retailer who may ask her suppliers to make upfront payments in order to be listed. We consider a sequential game with upfront payments being negotiated before short-term delivery contracts. We show that the retailer is more likely to use upfront payments the...

Die Verknüpfung der Planung und Implementierung von Marketingstrategien stellt insbesondere im Einzelhandel eine wenig beachtete Problemstellung dar. Häufig liegt hier jedoch ein Hauptgrund für das Scheitern von Strategiekonzepten in der Praxis. Der Verfasser untersucht diesen Problembereich...