Competitive impacts of Digitalization on Brazilian market dynamics: case study on retail

Conteúdo do artigo principal

Miguel Silveira Moreira
Silvia Fagá de Almeida
Anna Olimpia de Moura Leite
Gabriel Silva Takahashi

Resumo

Context: The Brazilian economy has undergone significant digital transformation, and retail is no exception. More retailers are now using digital tools and offering customers more attractive offers on how to shop, which in turn has brought offline and online retail closer together to the benefit of consumers.


Objective: To analyze how increasing retail digitalization has altered competitive dynamics between sales channels and how these changes are reflected in consumer behavior patterns and choices.


Method: Economic literature review and descriptive statistics using publicly available data.


Conclusions: Digital transformation in Brazilian retail has been incremental rather than disruptive, with evidence showing that online and offline channels compete while serving complementary roles.

Detalhes do artigo

Seção

III Rio International Workshop on Advances in Competition Policy Analysis

Biografia do Autor

Miguel Silveira Moreira, Ecoa Consultoria Econômica

Mestre e graduado em Economia pela UFRJ. Atuou como economista no Departamento de Estudos Econômicos do CADE. Possui experiência em temas de defesa da concorrência e regulação, incluindo análises de fusões, aquisições e condutas anticompetitivas, com foco em mercados de plataformas digitais e petróleo e gás.

Silvia Fagá de Almeida, Ecoa Consultoria Econômica

Sócia-fundadora da ecoa, formada na FEA-USP, doutora em economia pela FGV. Foi visting scholar na Columbia University-NY. Com mais de 20 anos de experiência como consultora, é também professora do programa de MBA da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Vice-Presidente do IBRAC (Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Concorrência, Consumo e Comércio Internacional) e Presidente da WIA (Women in Antitrust).

Anna Olimpia de Moura Leite, LCA Consultores

Mestre e graduada em economia pela FEA-USP. Trabalhou como assessora técnica do Gabinete do Prefeito e na Assessoria Econômica da Secretaria de Finanças e Desenvolvimento Econômico da Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo. Atualmente é diretora da LCA Consultores.

Gabriel Silva Takahashi, Ecoa Consultoria Econômica

Economista pela FEA-USP e mestre em Economia pelo Insper. Consultor econômico há mais de oito anos, com foco em temas relacionados à defesa da concorrência, regulação e políticas públicas. Possui experiência em diversos casos de aquisição e condutas de elevada complexidade no Cade e discussões de regulação em mercados digitais.

Como Citar

Competitive impacts of Digitalization on Brazilian market dynamics:: case study on retail. Revista de Defesa da Concorrência, Brasília, v. 13, n. 1, p. p. 73–94, 2025. DOI: 10.52896/rdc.v13i1.1928. Disponível em: https://revista.cade.gov.br/index.php/revistadedefesadaconcorrencia/article/view/1928. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2025.

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