Pricing Decision under Dual-Channel Structure considering Fairness and Free-Riding Behavior by Yongmei Liu, Chunjie Ding, Chen Fan, Xiaohong Chen

“…Then the influences of fair factor and free-riding behavior on manufacturer and retailer pricing and performance are discussed. Finally, we propose some numerical analysis to provide some valuable recommendations for manufacturer and retailer improving channel management performance.…”
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Grocery consumer relational perceptions in green consumption context by Marta Fernandes Gonçalves, João Menezes, Catarina Marques

“…Today consumers are increasingly considering green consumption, which has led to a situation where retailers expend substantial resources in response to this challenge. …”
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Coordination of Supply Chains with Competing Manufacturers considering Fairness Concerns by Jie Jian, Yuyao Zhang, Lin Jiang, Jiafu Su

“…The results show that there is a revenue-sharing contract parameter in both the peer-induced and distributional fairness concerns of manufacturers, which can effectively realize Pareto improvements in a supply chain. Meanwhile, the retail and wholesale prices both decreased with the increase in the revenue-sharing ratio between retailers and manufacturers, and the profits of retailers decreased accordingly, but the overall utility of manufacturers and supply chains improved markedly. …”
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Melons: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers by Amy Simonne

“…Adapted from the FDA Manual Retail Food Safety Produce Safety at Retail: Safe Handling Practices for Melons. …”
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Melons: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers by Amy Simonne

“…Adapted from the FDA Manual Retail Food Safety Produce Safety at Retail: Safe Handling Practices for Melons. …”
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Blockchain technology adoption strategies for the shipping costs bearer in the fresh product supply chain by Weisi Zhang, Lin Wu, Lulu Ji

“…This study constructs a fresh supply chain composed of supplier, retailer, and third-party cold chain logistics company, where shipping costs are borne by either the supplier or the retailer. …”
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Optimal Decisions for Carbon Emission Reduction through Technological Innovation in a Hybrid-Channel Supply Chain with Consumers’ Channel Preferences by Chong Xin, Yunzhu Zhou, Xiaochen Zhu, Lin Li, Xin Chen

“…In the first, the manufacturer sells low-carbon products through a traditional retailer who has a physical store, while in the second the manufacturer opens an online direct channel to compete with the traditional retailer. …”
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Optimal Decisions for a Fuzzy Two-Echelon Supply Chain by Qingfeng Song, Kai Shi, Sheng Lin, Guangping Xu

“…The results illustrate that no matter what decision case is, the optimal retail and wholesale prices in the case of considering selling effort are, respectively, larger than those of no selling effort; the optimal profits of the manufacturer, the retailer, and the whole supply chain system in the case of considering selling effort are, respectively, larger than those of no selling effort except for the profit of the retailer in the case that the manufacturer plays the leader’s role. …”
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Over-the-counter drug consumption and related factors, evidence from the European Health Interview Survey by Aida Isabel Tavares

“…Finally, countries with similar OTC retail market regulations are considered to control for heterogeneity in this regard.Results The main findings show that OTC market deregulation is not strictly related to the share of OTC consumption. …”
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Dual-Channel Decisions under Blockchain and Returns by Guangdong Liu, Ziyang Li, Jinggui Chen

“…The major results of our study show that when blockchain technology is not used, the costs of return hassles in one channel can have an impact on other channels, and the adoption of online returns is advantageous to both consumers and the retailer. When blockchain technology is used, the manufacturer offers the retailer a lower wholesale price as a subsidy for the unit validation fee, which is always advantageous to the retailer. …”
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The Complex Dynamics of Bertrand-Stackelberg Pricing Models in a Risk-Averse Supply Chain by Junhai Ma, Qiuxiang Li

“…We construct dynamic Bertrand-Stackelberg pricing models including two manufacturers and a common retailer in a risk-averse supply chain with the uncertain demand. …”
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Joint Quality Investment and Inventory Decisions for Perishable Items with Reference Quality Effect under the O2O Environment by Yuan Li, Yumei Hou

“…The optimal control model is established to maximize the retailer’s total profit by making a joint quality and inventory strategy. …”
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Compliance Level and Stability of Micronutrients in Fortified Maize Flour in Tanzania by Abdulsudi Issa-Zacharia, Gudila Boniface Mareni

“…Only 31.6% of the assessed samples from production and 12.9% from retail outlets complied with the recommended national standard. …”
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System Dynamics Modelling of Remanufacturing and Recycling Mode Based on Closed-Loop Across-Chain Competition by Shidi Miao, Deyun Chen, Tengfei Wang

“…Moreover, the improvement of recycling mechanism of the retailers can enlarge the share of supply chain market. …”
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Employee retention through effective human resource management practices in Maldives: Mediation effects of compensation and rewards system by Zubair Hassan

“…METHODOLOGY: A sample of 250 respondents among the employees working in the retail sector in Capital City of Maldives was selected using the random probability sampling technique. …”
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Pricing Decisions and Online Channel Selection Strategies in Dual-Channel Supply Chains considering Block Chain by Qiang Li, Huanling Li

“…In the two different dual-channel sales models, the results showed that (1) without block chain technology, retail prices increase when the manufacturer’s unit retail cost increases; (2) with block chain technology, retail prices are higher than those of sales models that do not adopt block chain technology; and (3) with block chain technology, the manufacturer should choose the online direct + delegation sales model to sell its products.…”
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Simulation Modeling for Analysis of a (Q, r) Inventory System under Supply Disruption and Customer Differentiation with Partial Backordering by Parham Azimi, Mohammad Reza Ghanbari, Hasan Mohammadi

“…The supplier provides the retailer with all requirements, and the retailer sells products to the customers. …”
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"The Needs of Consumers Oblige": Daily Problems and Criticism of the System in Public Letters in the 1960s and 1980s by Reet Ruusmann

“…The sources used are those letters from among the archival materials of the Tartu Retail Trade Association and the Tallinn Markets Administration that have survived from the 1960s and 1980s. …”
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Annual Cover Crops in Florida Vegetable Systems Part 3. Buying and Sourcing by Danielle Treadwell, Waldemar Klassen, Michael Alligood, Stephanie Shewey

“…It presents points to consider when purchasing cover crop seeds and provides contact information for cover crop seed retailers and wholesalers. Includes references and contact information for US retailers of cover crop seed and rhizobium inoculant. …”
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Annual Cover Crops in Florida Vegetable Systems Part 3. Buying and Sourcing by Danielle Treadwell, Waldemar Klassen, Michael Alligood, Stephanie Shewey

“…It presents points to consider when purchasing cover crop seeds and provides contact information for cover crop seed retailers and wholesalers. Includes references and contact information for US retailers of cover crop seed and rhizobium inoculant. …”
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