January 18, 2023
Antitrust Chronicle® – Defining Platform Markets
Dear Readers, Market definition is perhaps the fundamental step in any antitrust analysis. If competition rules are to seek to regulate markets, and markets (by definition) consist of consumers and...
January 18, 2023
The Impact of Economic Analysis on Market Definition in the...
While advances in economic theory, econometrics and data availability have helped antitrust authorities to fine-tune their approach to market definition in traditional brick and mortar markets, new economic insights have...
January 17, 2023
New and Remodeled Convenience Stores Will Push Grungy Standalones to...
With new brick-and-mortar and digital competition, convenience stores can no longer afford outdatedness or grunginess. The number of convenience stores is rising in the United States, as the National Association of...
January 17, 2023
Banking-as-a-Service Helps Community Banks Grow Main Street Deposit
Banking-as-a-service will help community banks prosper in the digital age. Jeff Nowicki, vice president of banking at Treasury Prime, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that the network effect of...
January 17, 2023
Retailers Prioritize Payments Choice at Checkout in 2023
For merchants, offering a broad range of payment methods must be a 2023 priority. “We’re living through a fairly tumultuous economic climate at the moment,” Paul Fletcher, head of payments at...
January 16, 2023
Retailers Test Resale Market as Ticket to Acquiring Cost-Conscious Shoppers
Some clothing firms are mulling creative resale partnerships as economic concerns continue to plague the sector. Slumping sales have clothing merchants, from Big Retail to Main Street, scrambling to make...
January 12, 2023
Morphe Parent Files for Bankruptcy and Seeks Sale to Lenders
Morphe’s parent company has filed for bankruptcy and is to be acquired by secured lenders. Beauty brands builder Forma Brands said in a Thursday (Jan. 12) press release that by...
January 11, 2023
Digital Payment Growth Threatens EU Consumers’ Cash Usage
Around a third of eurozone consumers have reduced their cash usage compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to the results of a recent European Central Bank (ECB) survey assessing consumers in...
January 11, 2023
Insights on Taiwan Digital Economy White Paper
By Yvonne Hsieh, Erica Chiu, & Alex Chu1 1. In the Era of Digital Economy With the increasing awareness of the competition issues arising from the emergence of novel...
