We analyze the effect of supermarket entry on the exit of small stores in the food retailing sector in Montevideo 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...

I use a unique data set of retail food prices to analyze mergers between supermarket chains. The data allow for an examination of the effects of mergers on prices, the frequency of promotions, and the depth of promotions. I find that increases in a chain's share of the total US food sales are...

We investigate asymmetric price responses by considering a unique, highly disaggregate retailer- and product-level time series at a major supermarket chain. We find asymmetry exists, but is limited in scope and there is no evidence of a pervasive chain wide asymmetric pricing strategy. To...

Item pricing laws (IPLs) require a price tag on every item sold by a retailer. We study IPLs and assess their efficiency by quantifying their costs and comparing them to previously documented benefits. On the cost side, we posit that IPLs should lead to higher prices because they increase the...

Item pricing laws (IPLs) require a price tag on every item sold by a retailer. We study IPLs and assess their efficiency by examining and quantifying their costs and comparing them to their measurable benefits. On the cost side, we posit that IPLs should lead to higher prices because they...

Increasingly, retailers have access to better pricing technology, especially in online markets. Firms employ automated pricing algorithms that allow for high-frequency price changes. What are the implications for price competition? We develop a model of price competition where firms can differ...

How should firms optimally choose prices and promotional strategies and how should they position their products when consumers are "relative thinkers"? We provide answers in a model that extends the seminal contributions of Varian (1980) and Narasimhan (1988) and derive both managerial...

Dynamic pricing is a common tool to maximize sales in markets for perishable goods with limited capacity and stochastic demand. We look at the relationship between dynamic pricing and oligopolistic competition in the airline industry. For this purpose, we estimate the dynamic oligopoly model of...

The paper analyzes the effect of the New York State Milk Price Gouging Law 200% rule (June 1991-October 2008) on the nature of price-transmission process and supermarket pricing strategies in the fluid whole milk market. This rule established that the retail prices of fluid milk products were...

Large capital or corporate investment in agriculture is becoming an important issue in Indian economy. Large capital investment may be domestic, foreign or both. While domestic (Indian) large firms are allowed for retail as well as cash and carry trade, 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in...