We may get duopoly in groceries - or Danish-Swedish situations
Øystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind: Should the Norwegian Competition Authority intervene against possibly big differences in the chain store's purchase prices? The answer may be "well yes and no", but society will lose more if the Authority is too kind.
Purchasing conditions are problematic in the grocery market. The situation in Denmark and Sweden is much better, as several small and independent actors challenge the big chains, Øystein Foros and Hans Jarle Kind write.
Their chronicle Vi kan få duopol i dagligvare – eller dansk-svenske tilstander (in Norwegian) was published in Dagens Næringsliv on August 18, 2019.