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| Kaufman, Phillip R.; Handy, Charles R.; McLaughlin, Edward W.; Park, Kristen; Green, Geoffrey M.. |
| Mergers, acquisitions, and internal growth among grocery retailers, largely since 1996, have increased the share of grocery store sales accounted for by the largest 4, 8, and 20 food retailers nationwide. Similar consolidation is occurring among food wholesalers. At the same time, new packaged and branded produce items are gaining acceptance with consumers and vying for shelf space in the supermarket produce department. Growers, shippers, and their trade associations fear the possibility of fewer buyers for their products, particularly if new marketing and trade practices such as volume incentive rebates and slotting fees become widespread. This report uses data from the Censuses of Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade and industry sources to examine changes... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Produce; Market channels; Fresh fruit and vegetables; Consumption; Foodstores; Foodservice; Food-at-home; Food-away-from-home; Wholesalers; Supermarkets; Consolidation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33747 |
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| McLaughlin, Edward W.; Park, Kristen; Perosio, Debra J.; Green, Geoffrey M.. |
| The way in which produce companies do business has changed quite dramatically from a decade ago. Documenting many of these changes is the objective of this report. The report is the third in a series of annual research projects conducted by The Food Industry Management Program at Cornell University for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). This year the theme is “the new dynamics of produce buying and selling.” The method guiding this study has three principal components: (1) a review of the relevant trade and academic literature on the fresh produce industry, (2) an extensive mail questionnaire directed at produce retailers, and (3) personal interviews with shippers around the United States, including three extensive focus group sessions in the... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122681 |
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| Green, Geoffrey M.; Park, John L.. |
| Supermarket companies expend significant resources and employ many promotional activities so as to convince consumers to shop their stores. This analysis investigates the promotional activities of a single retail food company to determine the price and promotion responsiveness of fluid milk products that differ by milkfat content. It utilizes weekly, store-level scanner data. Seasonality and advertising are significant determinants of retail sales of fluid milk. Own-price elasticities are negative, and cross-price elasticities are positive for all milk types and are significant and elastic in the case of 2% milk. Advertising effects are positive and statistically significant. The response to advertising is much more pronounced for reduced-fat milk types... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26836 |
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