Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Teunter, L.H. Author-Name-Last: Teunter Author-Name-First: Linda Author-Name: Teunter, R.H. Author-Name-Last: Teunter Author-Name-First: Ruud Title: Profitability of price promotions if stockpilling increases consumption Abstract: Price promotions induce consumers to purchase higher-than-usual quantities, resulting in higher stocks that lead to increased consumption. We show for a stylized model with a single shop and a single loyal customer that because of this stockpiling effect, promotions can be profitable even if they do not attract extra customers. Creation-Date: 2004-03-19 File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/1198/ei200410.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Series: RePEc:ems:eureir Number: EI 2004-10 Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:1198