Fast Moving Consumer Goods: Competitive Conditions and Policies

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Fast Moving Consumer Goods: Competitive Conditions and Policies

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Aydin Celen () (Competition Authority, Turkey)
Tarkan Erdogan () (Competition Authority, Turkey)
Tarkan Erdogan () (Department of Economics, METU)

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Erol Taymaz

Abstract

Fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) constitute a large part of consumers' budget in all countries. The retail sector for FMCGs in Turkey is in the process of a drastic transformation. New, "modern" retail formats, like chain stores and hyper/supermarkets, have rapidly diffused in almost all major urban areas, and increased their market share at the expense of traditional formats (grocery shops, green groceries, etc.) in the last couple of decades. This rapid transformation has raised concerns about competitive conditions in the sector. This study is aimed at to shed light on competitive conditions prevailing in the FMCGs retail trade sector in Turkey. We analyze how the structure of the market is being transformed in recent years by new retail formats. The study is focused on the analysis of competitive dynamics (inter-firm rivalry, pricing and non-price policies, barriers to entry, regulatory conditions, etc.) within the sector, and draws lessons for competition policy.

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Paper provided by ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University in its series ERC Working Papers with number 0503.

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Length: 53 pages
Date of creation: Jun 2005
Date of revision: Jun 2005
Handle: RePEc:met:wpaper:0503

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L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies
L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

NEP-ALL-2005-09-29 (All new papers)
NEP-COM-2005-09-29 (Industrial Competition)
NEP-CWA-2005-09-29 (Central & Western Asia)

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