Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.17657/jcr.2023.7.31.2
Kyowon Seo, Sarang Go
* Purpose: Retail channel distribution has been an important issue in the franchise retail industry because stores' sales performance depends on the store location and floating population of the neighborhood. This research aims to implement the empirical analysis of whether a franchise encroachment effect exists and, if yes, how it varies depending on the store location. Research design, data, and methodology: By using consumer purchase transaction data and store location information, we want to verify the effect of new store entries on the sales of incumbent stores depending on the characteristics of store location. The analysis utilizes data from April 2017 to July 2018 from 49 franchisees of a bakery franchisor located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The data consisted of more than 5 million customer-specific sales for approximately 500,000 customers at these stores over a 15-month period, which were analyzed using a Difference-in-differences method. Results: Our results show that incumbent stores experienced a loss in sales due to the new store encroachment. In addition, stores located around subway station areas with relatively large floating populations experienced a significant encroachment effect. However, on the other hand, non-station areas with relatively small floating populations could not confirm the encroachment effect caused by new store entry. Conclusions: This paper offers managerial implications of locating a new store to maximize the overall store sales and making strategies regarding the store distributions in a specific area.
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