Dimensions of competition in urban cannabis markets

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9782467
AutoresJason Childs (0000-0002-4090-4333, University of Regina, autor de correspondencia), Calum Macdonald (0009-0009-1868-5881, University of Regina)
Año2023
Volumen66
Número3
Páginas426-438
Fecha de publicación2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/capa.12537
OpenAlexW4386780025
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas15

We report the results of a survey of legal cannabis retail operators in the two largest urban centres of a Canadian province that uses a fully private model to determine the dimensions of competition between retail outlets. We find that, in addition to expected price and location competition, customer loyalty is central in the opinion of retailers. Firms also did not see the illicit market as their primary competition, instead identifying nearby legal retailers as their main competitors. Restrictions on advertising loomed large in the minds of retailers as a policy‐based impediment to their success. These results are further supported by visual inspection of the exterior of all stores in one of the urban centres

Advertising · Business · Competition (biology · Competition law · Competitor analysis · Economics · Loyalty · Loyalty business model · Market economy · Monopoly · Service (business · Service quality · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Marketing