?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F4589%2F&rft.title=Modern+food+retailers+and+traditional+markets+in+developing+countries%3A+Comparing+quality%2C+prices%2C+and+competition+strategies+in+Thailand.+GlobalFood+Discussion+Papers+No.+2&rft.creator=Schipmann%2C+C&rft.creator=Qaim%2C+M&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Supermarkets+and+hypermarkets+are+expanding+rapidly+in+many+developing+countries.+While+consequences+for+farmers+and+consumers+were+analyzed+recently%2C+little+is+known+about+the+implications+for+traditional+retail+formats+such+as+wet+markets.+Using+data+from+a+market+survey+in+Thailand+and+hedonic+regression+models%2C+we+analyze+quality+and+prices+for+fresh+vegetables+from+different+retail+outlets.+Compared+to+wet+markets%2C+modern+retailers+sell+higher+quality+at+higher+prices%2C+indicating+that+they+are+primarily+targeting+better-off+consumers.+Hence%2C+they+are+not+directly+competing+for+the+same+market+segments.+Yet+there+are+signs+that+modern+and+traditional+markets+will+gradually+converge&rft.publisher=Georg-August-University+of+G%C3%B6ttingen&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F4589%2F1%2FGlobalFood_DP2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Schipmann%2C+C+and+Qaim%2C+M++(2011)+Modern+food+retailers+and+traditional+markets+in+developing+countries%3A+Comparing+quality%2C+prices%2C+and+competition+strategies+in+Thailand.+GlobalFood+Discussion+Papers+No.+2.++Discussion+Paper.+Georg-August-University+of+G%C3%B6ttingen%2C+G%C3%B6ttingen%2C+Germany.+++++