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Competition in Grocery Retailing: The Impact of a New Strategic Group on BLS Price Increases

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  • Bruce Marion, 1998. "Competition in Grocery Retailing: The Impact of a New Strategic Group on BLS Price Increases," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 13(4), pages 381-399, August.
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    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007748610511
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