The impact of price thresholds on profit contribution - Should retailers set 9-ending prices?

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-57

  Gedenk, Karen ^a   Sattler, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0033089713     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4359(99)80003-7     Document Type: Article

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