Consider two manufacturers, each producing a single substitutable product. In any geographical area, there are two retail outlets through which the products are sold to the end consumers. Each of the two retail outlets could be privately owned (i.e. a franchised outlet) or owned by the manufacturer (i.e. a vertically integrated company store). Each manufacturer makes vertical integration decisi...

Since the increasing consumers’ interest towards the online channel, the introduction of innovative technologies in the traditional point of sale is becoming a key factor to maintain existing clients and attract new ones. This paper proposes a novel application of 3D virtual reality to retailing for creating an innovative technology-based store. The key idea is to introduce stereoscopic tools f...

In this paper we use agent-based computational modelling and computer simulations to examine the role and interrelationship between different selling strategies for going public. A great deal of recent empirical evidence suggests that to maximise the revenue raised from the shares sold in the public offering, it is fundamental to choose the appropriate design for the sale which, in turn, reflec...

In this paper we use agent-based computational modelling and computer simulations to examine the interrelationship between different selling strategies for going public. A great deal of recent empirical evidence suggests that to maximise the revenue raised from the shares sold in the public offering, it is fundamental to choose the appropriate design for the sale which, in turn, reflects the fi...

Based on a large-scale, unique longitudinal dataset comprising more than 4m transactions, I first investigate drivers of customers’ point of sale choice (online vs. counter PoS). Second, I study which PoS yields higher purchase decision quality. I establish whether linkages hold across different customer segments and pricing contexts, and examine consumers’ learning effects over time. Third, I ...

In this paper, the performance of Dicrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) based Multi-user MIMO-OFDM is compared with the performance of FFT based MIMO-OFDM system. Wavelet based OFDM has lot of advantages compared to the FFT based OFDM. There is no need for cyclic prefix, flexibility and optimal resolution. Wavelets existed suitably in almost all the arenas of wireless communication schemes with OFDM ...

Using Japanese scanner data of transaction prices and sales for more than 1,600 commodity groups from 1988 to 2008, we find a statistically significant negative correlation between the frequency of price changes and the degree of market concentration. We also find that structural factors of a distribution channel are significantly correlated with rigidity in retail prices. Decomposing the frequ...

This article studies a supply chain composed of a manufacturer and two competing retailers. The manufacturer produces two substitutable products and offers respective service levels to customers who buy one of the two products. Each retailer can only order one kind of product from the manufacturer, and then sell them to the market at a certain sale price. The demands for two products are influe...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is leading preventable cause of premature deaths. Sales of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions (EIs) in India are restricted under Section 6 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. This study accessed compliance of Section 6 of COTPA around EIs in Delhi. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected 100 ...