October 03, 2012
MasterCard Morning Brew
Wednesday, December 5, 2013 Latin America and the Caribbean is a region on the move. That’s why MasterCard was pleased to hold the second annual LAC Payment Innovation forum in...
October 01, 2012
Ex-ante margin squeeze tests in the telecommunications industry: What is...
Germain Gaudin (Telecom ParisTech) and Claudia Saavedra Valenzuela (Orange Telecom) ask Ex-ante margin squeeze tests in the telecommunications industry: What is a reasonably efficient operator? ABSTRACT: In this paper, we...
October 01, 2012
Carrefour Tests First Virtual Supermarket
After Casino’s virtual supermarket plans it is time for its rival Carrefour to launch a virtual supermarket in France. Carrefour will be testing the payment technology today in Lyon and...
September 26, 2012
Survey Says 60 Percent Of Mobile Phone Owners Want To...
A new survey from Javelin Research & Strategy reveals that 60 percent of mobile phone owners want to comparison shop on their devices, reports Mobile Commerce Daily. The study also...
September 19, 2012
Does Merger Simulation Work? A “Natural Experiment” in the Swedish...
Does Merger Simulation Work? A “Natural Experiment” in the Swedish Analgesics Market Market by Jonas Bjornerstedt and Frank Verboven ABSTRACT: We exploit a natural experiment associated with a large merger...
September 17, 2012
A Video Message from Rich Cordray
January 5, 2011 Richard Cordray is ready to get to work! A day after President Obama’s recess appointment, Cordray, in his first speech as the new director of the Consumer...
September 17, 2012
French Supermarket Giant Trials First NFC-Enabled Store
French supermarket Casino – one of the biggest food distributors in the country – is trialing its first NFC-enabled supermarket at its headquarters, before opening a shop in Paris this...
September 14, 2012
Mobile And Payments: Two Peas In A Pod
Ex-Apple exec Ron Johnson unveiled his vision for the transformation of JC Penney and retail last week in Dallas which included, among other things, checkout via mobile in an effort...
September 12, 2012
French Chain Casino To Open World’s First NFC-Enabled Supermarket
French supermarket chain Casino Group has revealed plans to launch the world’s first NFC-enabled supermarket store in Paris. The “Les Belles Feuilles” branch is set to open in October and...