| Titre | La concurrence dans le commerce de détail en France | |
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| Auteur | François Ecalle | |
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Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 75, 1986/4 | |
| Page | 3-20 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Competition in the retail trade in France,
by François Ecalle.
First of all this article describes certain characteristics of competition in the retail trade which are inherent in the very nature of the activity. It stresses the fact that poor consumer information and the differences between the services provided do not necessarily prevent the free play of competition; they just temper it and keep it from being too harsh.
It goes on to give the results for the sector of a survey of concentration measured by "arrondissement", showing that, in general concentration is quite limited, although in certain zones or sectors the levels were higher.
The effect of the barriers set up by the French legislation on new commercial installations (the Royer Law) is also noted. The aim and provisions of this law might have led us to expect a sharp drop in the number of new supermarkets starting up. But it does not seem to have been enforced too harshly. Here again, big differences can be seen from one place to another and from one product to another.
Finally, certain indicators are mentioned suggesting that competition has been generally intense in the retail trade in recent years. The legislation does threaten to check it, however, without any real economic justification, in numerous regions. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_1986_num_75_4_4947 |
