Blind man's bluff: The ethics of quantity surcharges
Empirical evidence, including a recent field study in Northwest Indiana, indicates that supermarkets and other retail merchants frequently incorporate quantity surcharges in their product pricing strategy. Retailers impose surcharges by charging higher unit prices for products packaged in a larger q...
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1996
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 15, Issue: 12, Pages: 1299-1312 |
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B Business Ethic B Empirical Evidence B Field Study B Economic Growth |
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