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The other aim of this paper is to specify the price using the manufacturers and the common retailer and considering the stochastic different channel power structures and demand function. In this paper, it is considered that different power structures of channel members may affect the optimal pricing decisions. In this paper, two pricing policies of manufacturers, eight pricing models and various structures of distribution channel members are utilized. In these pricing models, the impacts of retail substitutability are evaluated on the decisions of the chain members and the equilibrium profits. In this paper, the products are substitutable and the demand is stochastic. In this model, the demand is not certain then, we may have shortages or unsold products. 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