The rise and fall of a market leader: Frozen foods in the U.K.
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Strategic Management Journal
- Vol. 12 (6) , 467-478
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250120607
Abstract
This paper explores the nature of competitive assets that are based on control of part of a market's infrastructure using a case study of the U.K. frozen food market. Following an argument due to Stigler, the thesis of the paper is that such assets are inherently transitory, and that positions of market leadership based on them tend to erode. This argument is consistent with the experiences of Birds Eye during the post‐War period.Keywords
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