The luxury industries are very important nowadays. However, it is commonly believed that
companies in the luxury supply chains are challenged by counterfeiting activities and the …

Problem definition: This paper investigates the channel choice problem of an online platform
that exerts service effort to enhance the demand in its sales channels. Academic/practical …

Manufacturers have been troubled by gray markets for a long time in global supply chains.
The development of blockchain technology elicits a new idea to tackle the gray market issue …

This study provides a systematic overview of the literature in gray market business using a
data-driven approach and points out several future research directions. The emergence of …

Counterfeit goods are becoming more sophisticated, from shoes to infant milk powder to
aircraft parts, creating problems for consumers, firms, and governments. By comparing two …

The strategic interaction between authentic luxury brands and their copycats has evolved
since the proliferation of online marketplaces. Using a game-theoretic framework, we …

The practice of diverting genuine products to unauthorized gray markets continues to
challenge companies in various industries and creates intense competition for authorized …

Problem definition: In a cause marketing (CM) campaign, a firm donates part of its sales
revenue to a charity for a social cause when customers purchase the cause-linked product …

Gray markets, also known as parallel imports, have created fierce competition for
manufacturers in many industries. We analyze the impact of parallel importation on a price …

This paper analyzes a model where a manufacturer sells a product in two markets. One
market is directly served by the manufacturer and the other is served by a retailer. While the …