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Marianne Bertrand - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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does entry regulation hinder job creation evidence from the french Retail Industry
Social Science Research Network, 2001Co-Authors: Marianne Bertrand, Francis KramarzAbstract:Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many European countries? We investigate this question in the context of the French Retail Industry. Since 1974, approval by regional zoning boards has been required for the creation or extension of any large Retail store in France. We exploit a unique database that provides time and region specific variation in boards' approval decisions. We show that stronger deterrence of entry by the boards, and the increase in large Retail chains' concentration it induced, slowed down employment growth in France.
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does entry regulation hinder job creation evidence from the french Retail Industry
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001Co-Authors: Marianne Bertrand, Francis KramarzAbstract:Does entry regulation hinder job creation? We investigate this question in the context of the French Retail Industry, a sector that has experienced especially low rates of job creation over the last 25 years. Since the early 70s, the French government has required regional zoning board approval for the creation or extension of any large Retail store. Using a unique database that provides time and regional variation in boards' approval decisions, we show that this requirement created barriers to entry in the Retail sector. We also show that these barriers to entry, either measured directly by approval rates or predicted by the political composition of the boards, weakened employment growth in the Retail Industry. Our findings indicate that Retail employment could have been more than 10% higher today had entry regulation not been introduced. Promoting product market competition may thus be a key reform for countries with poor employment performance.
Francis Kramarz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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does entry regulation hinder job creation evidence from the french Retail Industry
Social Science Research Network, 2001Co-Authors: Marianne Bertrand, Francis KramarzAbstract:Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many European countries? We investigate this question in the context of the French Retail Industry. Since 1974, approval by regional zoning boards has been required for the creation or extension of any large Retail store in France. We exploit a unique database that provides time and region specific variation in boards' approval decisions. We show that stronger deterrence of entry by the boards, and the increase in large Retail chains' concentration it induced, slowed down employment growth in France.
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does entry regulation hinder job creation evidence from the french Retail Industry
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001Co-Authors: Marianne Bertrand, Francis KramarzAbstract:Does entry regulation hinder job creation? We investigate this question in the context of the French Retail Industry, a sector that has experienced especially low rates of job creation over the last 25 years. Since the early 70s, the French government has required regional zoning board approval for the creation or extension of any large Retail store. Using a unique database that provides time and regional variation in boards' approval decisions, we show that this requirement created barriers to entry in the Retail sector. We also show that these barriers to entry, either measured directly by approval rates or predicted by the political composition of the boards, weakened employment growth in the Retail Industry. Our findings indicate that Retail employment could have been more than 10% higher today had entry regulation not been introduced. Promoting product market competition may thus be a key reform for countries with poor employment performance.
Jinsoo Hwang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sustainable growth for the self employed in the Retail Industry based on customer equity customer satisfaction and loyalty
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2020Co-Authors: Woohyoung Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Jinsoo HwangAbstract:Abstract In Korea, traditional Retail districts face a serious situation whereby businesses in downtown areas face collapsing as local population declines: resulting in a decrease in self-employed sales and a declining local economy. Traditional Retailers use ambiguous accounting and are reluctant to use credit cards, and thus, the overall reliability of their customer data is low. This paper solves this problem by applying the concept of customer equity (CE). We conducted an empirical analysis through questionnaires to identify differences in CE between traditional and new Retail formats. The questionnaire consisted of questions related to CE (value equity, brand equity, relation equity), satisfaction, loyalty, and demographic characteristics. CE and satisfaction were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. A total of 400 surveys were completed, resulting in 391 usable returns for analysis in this study. In the regression analysis between CE and customer satisfaction, both old and new Retail firms showed statistically significant effects. In the traditional Retail Industry, value equity and brand equity were statistically significant, while relation equity were not.
Erhan P Eren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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lrfmp model for customer segmentation in the grocery Retail Industry a case study
Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 2017Co-Authors: Serhat Peker, Altan Kocyigit, Erhan P ErenAbstract:The purpose of this paper is to propose a new RFM model called length, recency, frequency, monetary and periodicity (LRFMP) for classifying customers in the grocery Retail Industry; and to identify different customer segments in this Industry based on the proposed model.,This study combines the LRFMP model and clustering for customer segmentation. Real-life data from a grocery chain operating in Turkey is used. Three cluster validation indices are used for optimizing the number of groups of customers and K-means algorithm is employed to cluster customers. First, attributes of the LRFMP model are extracted for each customer, and then based on LRFMP model features, customers are segmented into different customer groups. Finally, identified customer segments are profiled based on LRFMP characteristics and for each customer profile, unique CRM and marketing strategies are recommended.,The results show that there are five different customer groups and based on LRFMP characteristics, they are profiled as: “high-contribution loyal customers,” “low-contribution loyal customers,” “uncertain customers,” “high-spending lost customers” and “low-spending lost customers.”,This research may provide researchers and practitioners with a systematic guideline for effectively identifying different customer profiles based on the LRFMP model, give grocery companies useful insights about different customer profiles, and assist decision makers in developing effective customer relationships and unique marketing strategies, and further allocating resources efficiently.,This study contributes to prior literature by proposing a new RFM model, called LRFMP for the customer segmentation and providing useful insights about behaviors of different customer types in the Turkish grocery Industry. It is also precious from the point of view that it is one of the first attempts in the literature which investigates the customer segmentation in the grocery Retail Industry.
S A Tassou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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state of the art technologies for transcritical r744 refrigeration systems a theoretical assessment of energy advantages for european food Retail Industry
Energy Procedia, 2017Co-Authors: Paride Gullo, Konstantinos M Tsamos, Armin Hafner, S A TassouAbstract:Abstract Noticeable technological advances in transcritical R744 (or “CO 2 only” or pure CO 2 ) supermarket refrigeration systems have recently occurred. Consequently, the trend towards such technologies has been greatly intensifying, leading these solutions to take root in European commercial refrigeration sector. In this theoretical study, the performance of the present state-of-the-art pure CO 2 refrigeration plants was extensively investigated for an average size food Retail located in various European climate contexts. The results revealed that, compared to a R404A direct expansion unit, the energy efficiency limit commonly experienced by transcritical R744 refrigerating systems with rise in outdoor temperature disappears with the aid of the multi-ejector concept. Furthermore, depending on the selected solution, the current advanced commercial “CO 2 only” configurations feature energy savings ranging from 3% to 37.1% across Europe over a R404A unit. At last, this investigation demonstrates that transcritical R744 ejector supported parallel systems are the most highly efficient and climate friendly technologies for European food Retail Industry. Moreover, noteworthy energy conservations can also be related to the solution combining parallel (or auxiliary) compression and medium temperature (MT) overfed evaporators.
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application of tri generation systems to the food Retail Industry
Energy Conversion and Management, 2007Co-Authors: S A Tassou, I Chaer, N Sugiartha, D MarriottAbstract:The food Industry, both food manufacturing and Retailing has a need for heating and electrical power as well as refrigeration. Invariably, plant is installed, which consists of heating systems employing low pressure hot water, high pressure hot water or steam, vapour compression refrigeration systems and an electrical power supply derived from the National Grid. The overall utilisation efficiency of these processes is low, because of the relatively low electricity generation efficiency in power stations and distribution losses in the grid. A way of increasing the energy utilisation efficiency of food manufacturing and Retail facilities is through tri-generation. This paper considers tri-generation technology and the feasibility of its application to the food Retail Industry and examines the economics and environmental impacts of the technology compared to conventional systems. The results indicate that the economic viability of these systems is dependent on the relative cost of natural gas and grid electricity. The system investigated can provide payback periods of less than 4.0 years when the relative cost of gas to electricity is below 0.3.