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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 176, 2023
Seventh International Scientific Conference “BUSINESS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT” (BRD2023)
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| Article Number | 04001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Contemporary Challenges for Key Socio-economic Sectors | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202317604001 | |
| Published online | 08 September 2023 | |
Concentration in the European Union commercial sector
University of economics, Department of Economics and Management of Commerce and Services, 77 Kniaz Boris I Blvd., H-106, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
* Corresponding author: michal.stojanov@ue-varna.bg
The main purpose of the present work is, based on a theoretical summary of the essence of concentration in the commercial sector, to carry out an assessment and comparative study of the level of concentration reached within the EU member states in the commercial activity of [G47] Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles. The paper uses the methods of descriptive, content and comparative analysis. The main results show the rising concentration and economic power of companies operating in the retail trade sector. This process has an impact on the competitive structure of the sector and its power in the economic process as the key element and the final stage in the realization of the goods and its emerging importance in the national and global economy.
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