An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers
When online retailers allow third-party sellers to place certain products on their platforms, these sellers become not only collaborators but also competitors. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in price discounts between Third-Party Marketplace (3PM) sellers and Fulfilled by Wa...
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| author | Ya-Ling Chiu Yuan-Teng Hsu Xiaoyu Mao Jying-Nan Wang |
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| description | When online retailers allow third-party sellers to place certain products on their platforms, these sellers become not only collaborators but also competitors. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in price discounts between Third-Party Marketplace (3PM) sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart (FBW) sellers on Walmart.com over time. The results, based on data collected in the form of the daily prices of 54,162 products offered by Walmart during the holiday season, show that the average discount for 3PM sellers is significantly lower than that for FBW sellers. In addition, across product categories, FBW sellers had significantly higher average discounts than 3PM sellers in the electronics, housewares, and toys categories. Furthermore, the level of discount began to increase in early November and peaked around Christmas. Our findings may help retailers manage their dealings with these third-party sellers while also helping consumers to optimize their purchasing decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d19093da112c41198708494f3d3572f62022-12-21T22:08:07ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402021-06-011110.1177/21582440211024179An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart SellersYa-Ling Chiu0Yuan-Teng Hsu1Xiaoyu Mao2Jying-Nan Wang3Research Institute for Modern Economics and Management, Zhejiang Yuexiu University, Shaoxing, ChinaResearch Center of Finance, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, ChinaCollege of International Finance and Trade, Zhejiang Yuexiu University, Shaoxing, ChinaWhen online retailers allow third-party sellers to place certain products on their platforms, these sellers become not only collaborators but also competitors. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in price discounts between Third-Party Marketplace (3PM) sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart (FBW) sellers on Walmart.com over time. The results, based on data collected in the form of the daily prices of 54,162 products offered by Walmart during the holiday season, show that the average discount for 3PM sellers is significantly lower than that for FBW sellers. In addition, across product categories, FBW sellers had significantly higher average discounts than 3PM sellers in the electronics, housewares, and toys categories. Furthermore, the level of discount began to increase in early November and peaked around Christmas. Our findings may help retailers manage their dealings with these third-party sellers while also helping consumers to optimize their purchasing decisions.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211024179 |
| spellingShingle | Ya-Ling Chiu Yuan-Teng Hsu Xiaoyu Mao Jying-Nan Wang An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers SAGE Open |
| title | An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers |
| title_full | An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers |
| title_fullStr | An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers |
| title_short | An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers |
| title_sort | empirical study of holiday season discounts a comparison between third party marketplace sellers and fulfilled by walmart sellers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211024179 |
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