After a huge run-up over the past year, commodity prices are back down again. But vendors unwisely have been more inclined to deal off higher list prices or offer more trade funding rather than to actually lower prices to retailers. In the view of a new consortium of researchers led by Dechert-Hampe and Strategic Marketing Sciences. What are the pros and cons of instituting everyday price rollbacks across retail over discounting?

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