caa a22 4500 475838718 CHVBK 20180406123855.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s001689900012 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s001689900012 Thill Jean-Claude Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 117 Wilkeson Quad, Amherst NY 14261-0023, USA (e-mail: jcthill@acsu.buffalo.edu), US aut Network competition and branch differentiation with consumer heterogeneity [Elektronische Daten] [Jean-Claude Thill] Abstract.: The paper provides a general framework for the analysis of noncooperative competition between multi-branch networks when consumers have heterogeneous preferences. This framework allows for ill-studied conditions, such as branch loyalty and economies of scope, to be explored in terms of their role in shaping address solutions and firm profits. Geographic and quality differentiation as well as firm profits are shown to be dependent upon the magnitude of the loyalty factor and upon the extend of economies of scope. Real world situations in the retail industry are interpreted in the light of the results of the analysis. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 https://doi.org/10.1007/s001689900012 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s001689900012 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Thill Jean-Claude Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 117 Wilkeson Quad, Amherst NY 14261-0023, USA (e-mail: jcthill@acsu.buffalo.edu), US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer