Global growth of “big box” stores and the potential impact on human health and nutrition

Taillie, Lindsey Smith; Ng, Shu Wen

doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuv062

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“…One possibility is that these results reflect differences in where households shop, rather than responsivity to price promotion. For example, lower-SES consumers are more likely to shop at “big-box” supercenters such as Wal-Mart or Costco (30–32) , which set lower, but less variable, prices across a wide assortment of products (33–36) . Prices at these “everyday low pricing” stores are unlikely to drop even lower via price promotions.…”

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Deal or no deal? The prevalence and nutritional quality of price promotions among U.S. food and beverage purchases

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Yang

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Objective This study examines trends in the prevalence of price promotions among packaged food and beverage purchases, differences in prevalence by household race/ethnicity or income, and the association between price promotions and the nutritional profile of purchases. Design This cross-sectional study utilizes a dataset of 90 million purchases from 38,744 (2008) to 45,042 (2012) US households in 2008–2012. Chi-square tests were used to examine whether the proportion of purchases with price promotions changed over time or differed by household race/ethnicity or income. T-tests were used to compare purchased products’ nutritional profiles. Results Prevalence of price promotions among packaged food and beverage purchases increased by 8% and 6%, respectively, from 2008 to 2012, with both reaching 34% by 2012. Higher-income households had greater proportions of purchases with price promotions than lower-income households. Asian households had the highest proportion of purchases with any price promotion, followed by non-Hispanic whites. While total price-promoted packaged food purchases had higher mean energy, total sugar, and saturated fat densities than purchases with no price promotions, absolute differences were small. Conclusions Prevalence of price promotions among US household purchases increased from 2008 to 2012 and was greater for higher-income households. No clear associations emerged between presence of price promotions and nutritional quality of purchases.

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“…Megastores are typically larger and carry a wider variety of food and nonfood products than supermarkets or grocery stores. 39,40 Prices at megastores also average 7% lower than grocery stores. 39 Grocery stores were also frequently used by respondents and this may be because they offer more than three times the assortment within product categories than megastores or because many ECE sites throughout Washington State are not located in proximity to a megastore.…”

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“…39,40 Prices at megastores also average 7% lower than grocery stores. 39 Grocery stores were also frequently used by respondents and this may be because they offer more than three times the assortment within product categories than megastores or because many ECE sites throughout Washington State are not located in proximity to a megastore. 39,41 In this study, we found that food service distributors were less commonly used.…”

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“…39 Grocery stores were also frequently used by respondents and this may be because they offer more than three times the assortment within product categories than megastores or because many ECE sites throughout Washington State are not located in proximity to a megastore. 39,41 In this study, we found that food service distributors were less commonly used. One challenge with procuring food through food service distributors is the issue of minimum orders, which can range from $100 per order for small distributors to $750 per order for large distributors.…”

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Examining Relationships between Food Procurement Characteristics and Nutritional Quality in Washington State Child Care Settings

2018

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“…The choice of locations to purchase food is also influenced by the environment and by individual characteristics 16,17 . In the literature, there is no consensus about the influence of the locations of food purchase and its consumption 18 . Studies point to possible relations between healthier diets and more access to super and hypermarkets, which offer a greater variety of foods natural RESUMO: Introdução: Apesar do aumento no consumo de frutas e hortaliças no Brasil, o país ainda está aquém das recomendações.…”

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A influência dos locais de refeição e de aquisição de alimentos no consumo de frutas e hortaliças por adultos no município de São Paulo

Maziero

Jaime

Duran

2017

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Introduction: Despite the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables in the Brazilian population, a great proportion of people do not meet the recommendations. Purchasing sites associated with fruit and vegetable consumption has not been widely explored. Objective: To explore the association between fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption sites and the consumption of these foods among adults living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 2 thousand individuals living in the city of São Paulo, aged between 20 and 59 years, participants of the "Obesogenic Environment Study in São Paulo". The outcome was fruit and vegetable consumption measured by weekly consumption. Exposure variables included purchasing sites (supermarkets, open-air food markets, fruit and vegetable specialized markets, and corner stores) and consumption sites (full service restaurants and fast food restaurants). Results: The sample comprises women (52.3%) aged between 25 and 34 years (30.2%), with at least 8 years of schooling (42.8%) receiving 2 to 5 minimum wages (34.6%). Demographic and socioeconomic variables showed association with regular consumption of fruits and vegetables (p < 0.05). The regular consumption of meals in full service restaurant was associated with vegetables consumption. The regular consumption of meals in fast-food restaurants was not associated with vegetables consumption. Food purchasing sites were not associated with fruit or vegetable consumption. Conclusion: The choice of restaurant type was associated with vegetable consumption. In the studied population, food purchasing sites were not associated with fruit or vegetable consumption.

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Global growth of “big box” stores and the potential impact on human health and nutrition

Cited by 21 publications

References 125 publications

Deal or no deal? The prevalence and nutritional quality of price promotions among U.S. food and beverage purchases

Deal or no deal? The prevalence and nutritional quality of price promotions among U.S. food and beverage purchases

Examining Relationships between Food Procurement Characteristics and Nutritional Quality in Washington State Child Care Settings

A influência dos locais de refeição e de aquisição de alimentos no consumo de frutas e hortaliças por adultos no município de São Paulo

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