Integration of Operational and Marketing Tools With Time Delays: Is Cooperation Possible? by Wei-Hao Wang, Jin-Song Hu

“…We confine our interest to a supply chain consisting of a manufacturer offering the quality improving effort and a retailer performing the promotional activity. The quality effort positively contributes to brand goodwill while the promotion negatively affects brand goodwill. …”
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Genetic Algorithm Parameters in a Vendor Managed Inventory Model by Cahyono Sigit Pramudyo

“…To handle the information exchange problem between a vendor and a retailer, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) provides a good approach to handle the problem. …”
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Product Quality Matching Strategy in a Dual-Channel Supply Chain: A Perspective From Mental Accounting Theory in Behavioral Finance by Lei Yan, Jianhao Gao, Shuang Wang, Shandong Mou, Guangye Xu, Haiyan Wang

“…Comparing the profit of each member, we find that (1) the strategy where the traditional channel distributes premium products, while the e-tailer sells low-quality products, is most conducive to the manufacturer; (2) the profit elasticity of the e-tailer is larger than that of the traditional retailer; (3) traditional retailers should sell more price elastic products, and e-tailers should sell the product with lower price elasticity; and (4) the manufacturer has more monopoly power if consumers have a higher degree of acceptance for the online channel that distributes premium products.…”
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A Game Theory Approach for Supply Chain Coordination Model with Incentive Mechanisms of Discount and Delay in Payments by Mohammad Ferdousmakan, Roya M. Ahari, Mohammadreza Vasili, Majid Vaziri Sarashk

“…In the decentralized model, both the manufacturer and retailer independently determine the level of investment and order quantity regarding scenario-based demands. …”
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Application of theory of planned behaviour in determining attitude and to measure purchase intention under the fear of Covid-19 by Anil Kumar Kashyap, Ajay Kumar

“…Findings may help retailers to rationalize their resources as per the change in customer preference.…”
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Smartphone Purchase Intention by Nilai University Students Living in the City of Nilai Malaysia by Lee En En, Balakrishnan Balakrishnan

“…The demand was critical for retailers to understand niche market's needs, wants, and preferences. …”
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Price changing and inventory sharing in supply chain management by Kristina Šorić, Višnja Vojvodić Rosenzweig, Jadranka Kraljević

“…In this paper, we will consider a particular part of a supply chain consisting comprising a manufacturer and a retailer with the goal of minimizing associated inventory costs. …”
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Pricing decisions for complementary products of competitive supply chains by Amin Saghaeeian, Reza Ramezanian

“…These chains consist of; manufacturers, distribution centers (DCs) and retailers. Competition type is horizontal and SC vs. …”
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Does Ethics Perception Foster Consumer Repurchase Intention? Role of Trust, Perceived Uncertainty, and Shopping Habit by Zhi Yang, Quang Van Ngo, Yaguang Chen, Chung Xuan-Thi Nguyen, Hoa Thi Hoang

“…The main aim of this research is to explore the roles of e-retailers’ ethics to fit in with the development in developing countries. …”
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Evading Responsibility: A Structural Critique of Living Wage Initiatives and Methodologies by Justine Coneybeer, Rowena Maguire

“…This paper applies Iris Marion Young’s responsibility for structural injustice theory to connect apparel brands and retailers as the actors with power, privilege and capacity to enact change to improve poverty wages. …”
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An Empirical Study of Holiday Season Discounts: A Comparison Between Third-Party Marketplace Sellers and Fulfilled by Walmart Sellers by Ya-Ling Chiu, Yuan-Teng Hsu, Xiaoyu Mao, Jying-Nan Wang

“…When online retailers allow third-party sellers to place certain products on their platforms, these sellers become not only collaborators but also competitors. …”
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Generation Z’ Young Adults and M-Commerce Use in Romania by Georgeta-Madalina Meghisan-Toma, Silvia Puiu, Nicoleta Mihaela Florea, Flaviu Meghisan, Dalian Doran

“…These traits make them an important niche that can be targeted by retailers. The objective of the present study is to analyze the impact of online advertising, social influence, and usage motivation on the behavioral intention related to m-commerce use among Romanian young adults. …”
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Cash flow Optimization in Medicine Supply Chain: A Supply Risk Approa by Rahim Foukerdi, Zenab Talavari

“…In this context, the focal company receives the medical supplies from the upstream suppliers and sells them to the downstream retailers and makes payments to suppliers with earned money from retailers. …”
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Research on method of demand-side participating in grid interaction based on time-of-use pricing and coupon guidance by Xiran Wang, Aiyun Yan, Zhenni Li, Yuhang Zhao

“…Based on this, a power purchase-sale optimization decision model in multi-level electricity market with the goal of maximizing the revenue of power retailers is established to set a suitable coupon strategy to guide electricity customers to participate in the interaction more precisely. …”
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Development of mobile application for analysis of electricity price plans (A) by Ong, John Rongxing

“…The mobile application was also catered to the retailers and administrators for tariff rate prediction to forecast the next-month tariff rate, and the editing of the database through the mobile application.…”
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Impact of sales promotion on customer intention to purchase high involvement product / Teck-Weng Jee by Jee, Teck-Weng

“…Sales promotion is a very common targeting strategy used by retailers, yet personal value and sales promotion technique preferences that contribute towards customer satisfaction and intention to purchase high involvement product are largely unknown. …”
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A heuristic approach to the multi-period single-sourcing problem with production and inventory capacities and perishability constraints by Romero-Morales, D, Ahuja, R, Huang, W, Romeijn, H

“…We consider the assignment of retailers to facilities, taking into account the timing, location, and size of production and inventories, in the presence of various types of constraints. …”

Unfair terms in commercial contracts and the two laws of competition: French law and English law contrasted by Whittaker, S

“…However, while it possesses no general law of unfair competition, where the practices of grocery retailers towards their suppliers revealed a partial market failure, the UK competition authorities imposed a dedicated Code of Practice with a general requirement of fairness and good faith.…”

Student online purchasing behaviour and factors toward satisfaction on online services by Teng, Ming Mei, Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal

“…Rapid growth of internet service has provided another huge marketplace for online retailers. In recent years online retailing has become another business trend in Malaysia. …”
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A review of the landscape of state Tobacco 21 laws: Key components, research challenges, and future directions by Naoka Carey, Lindsay Lanteri, Summer Sherburne Hawkins

“…Methods: Using NexisUni’s database of state laws and legislation, we evaluated T21 laws in effect as of January 2024 and assessed for the incorporation of six components recommended in proposed model legislation: 1) age verification; 2) tobacco retailer licensing; 3) provisions to suspend or revoke a license; 4) unannounced inspections; 5) retailer civil or criminal penalties; and 6) provisions that allow for more stringent local laws. …”
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