Modern Food Retailers and Traditional Markets in Developing Countries: Comparing Quality, Prices, and Competition Strategies in Thailand

Schipmann, C and Qaim, M (2011) Modern Food Retailers and Traditional Markets in Developing Countries: Comparing Quality, Prices, and Competition Strategies in Thailand. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 33 (3). pp. 345-362. ISSN 2040-5804

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Abstract

Supermarkets and hypermarkets are expanding rapidly in many developing countries. While consequences for farmers and consumers were analyzed recently, little is known about the implications for traditional retail formats such as wet markets. Using data from a market survey in Thailand and hedonic regressions, we analyze quality and prices for fresh vegetables from different retail outlets. Compared to wet markets, modern retailers sell higher quality at higher prices, indicating that they are primarily targeting better-off consumers, and not directly competing for the same market segments. Yet there are signs that modern and traditional markets will gradually converge. Policy implications are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2012 04:55
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2012 02:36
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5411
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppr018
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	German Research Foundation
Acknowledgement:	The German Research Foundation (DFG) has funded the research that was conducted for this paper.
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