Small store presence in Japan

Dynamic pricing in the presence of store-switching consumers

We introduce and analyze two-period intertemporal competitive dynamic pricing models in the presence of both store-switchers and store-loyal consumers who may be either myopic or strategic. Our analysis reveals that (i) in the presence of storeswitching consumers, retailers’ profits may increase with an increase in the patience level of the strategic consumers, which never happens when consumer...

Testing the decoy effect in the presence of store brands

Real Experience in a Virtual Store: Designing for Presence in Online Shopping

This paper discusses the applications of presence in online shopping and illustrates how online stores can improve their experiential appeal and utilitarian value by enhancing shoppers’ feelings of presence with the help of web-based interactive multimedia technologies. Specifically, four types of presence are discussed: presence of products, presence of a sales representative, presence of an i...

Product Assortment and Pricing in the Presence of Retail Competition and Store Brands

Annual sales of store brands and retailer introductions of new store brands have grown quickly in recent years. We address retailers' product assortment decisions (in terms of store and national brands) and related pricing decisions at two competing retailers, along with pricing decisions of a leading national brand manufacturer. Each retailer can o er the national-brand product and a competing...

Surgical Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Japan

Despite recent advances in surgical and multimodality treatments, lung cancer is still the leading cause of death due to malignant disease worldwide. In Japan, the number of surgical procedures for lung cancer has been steadily increasing (31,303 in 2009; 32,801 in 2010), totaling 33,878 in 2011. Lobectomy is a standard operating procedure commonly performed worldwide, which is recommended as t...