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Bundling or not bundling: Sequential bundling in e‐commerce distribution channels

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  • Xujin Pu
  • Shizhen He
  • Guanghua Han

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Sequential bundling is becoming increasingly popular in e‐commerce sales. We study sequential bundling in a distribution channel when the e‐tailer sells both her private‐label products and the manufacturer's products. The e‐tailer decides whether to adopt sequential bundling and selects promotional products. We find that manufacturer sets a low wholesale price under sequential bundling, which is also profitable for the e‐tailer and in some cases can produce a win–win outcome. We also show that the use of sequential bundling by the e‐tailer can promote total channel profits only when the marginal production cost of the manufacturer's product is high.

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  • Xujin Pu & Shizhen He & Guanghua Han, 2023. "Bundling or not bundling: Sequential bundling in e‐commerce distribution channels," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(5), pages 2668-2683, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:44:y:2023:i:5:p:2668-2683
    DOI: 10.1002/mde.3841
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