The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Reardon, Thomas; Timmer, C. Peter; Barrett, Chris; Berdegué, Julio A.

doi:10.1111/j.0092-5853.2003.00520.x

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“…The continued use of traditional markets should provide policy makers in Ghana with a window of opportunity to explore strategies for promoting healthy food purchase behavior. Based on the history of the spread of supermarkets in Africa [13,17,19], it seems the spread of supermarkets in Ghana is inevitable in the long run. Thus, interventions to strengthen the capacity of the traditional markets to sustain the supply of fresh and other health-promoting foods to urban consumers in Accra and make them competitive will be an important first step.…”

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“…Further studies are needed to understand the profile of foods purchased from traditional markets and the contribution of processed foods to the total purchase. It is, however, clear that supermarketization of the food system in Ghana, even among the emerging middle class in Ghana, has not yet occurred [17]. Thus, there may still be a window of opportunity for policy makers in Ghana and similar countries to develop strategies to reduce some of the negative dietary effects associated with of the spread supermarkets.…”

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“…The Food and Agricultural Organization has reported that urban food markets in Africa are largely unsophisticated and lack an efficient marketing system needed to maintain food quality and keep retail prices reasonably low [16]. Also, current evidence shows a rapid increase in supermarket stores in the food retail sector in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Southern and Eastern Africa [17][18][19]. This situation exists in an environment where there is both rapid urbanization, increasing globalization of food trade, and exposure of consumers to new and processed products [20].…”

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Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

Aryeetey¹,

Oltmans²,

Owusu³

2016

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A key feature of the nutrition transition in developed countries is the rapid transformation of the food system towards increasing availability and access to cheaper, and more processed foods. These changes are associated with alterations in dietary behavior with implications for chronic disease risk. However, the process of change in the food system begins with changes in the food retail system and its subsequent effect on consumer behavior. Currently, little is known about the nature of the food marketplace in emerging economies like Ghana, and also how the changing economy and food retail situation are influencing consumer behavior. The current paper presents a case study of the food retail system and consumer food purchase behavior in suburban Accra. Between May and August 2012, an assessment of food retail outlets was carried out in Ashongman Estates, a suburb of Accra. The study involved observations, in-depth interviews with retailers, and a survey of households. Data from the study allowed classification of retail food vendors across the urban food retail system. In addition, data on food purchase preferences and purchase behavior were obtained from a household survey of 75 randomly selected households in Ashongman Estates. The data showed that traditional markets still constitute the most important source of household food purchases. A majority of households (87%) reported preference for traditional markets, and almost all households (99%) indicated traditional markets as their main source for purchasing household food. Foods available from supermarkets were mainly processed foods. However, processed foods are also commonly available through the traditional markets and minimarkets. The preference for traditional markets was attributed to greater variety of foods, lower price, and proximity of food source. Minimarket vendors, including corner stores, table top vendors, hawkers, and fuel station shops that are located within the community, served as an additional food source, complementing food purchases from the traditional markets. The study concluded that although traditional markets remain the main source of household food, interventions are needed to ensure that food markets in the community include access to a variety of fresh produce rather than promote processed foods, in order to promote consumer health.

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Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

Aryeetey¹,

Oltmans²,

Owusu³

2016

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“…One important question is what type of food products supermarkets offer. In developing countries, supermarkets tend to specialize in processed foods first, adding fresh foods only at a later stage of market development (6,8,9) . For children and adolescents, our data suggest that buying in supermarkets does not contribute to higher overweight and obesity.…”

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Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?

Kimenju¹,

Rischke²,

Klasen³

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Many developing countries are undergoing a nutrition transition with rising rates of overweight and obesity. This nutrition transition coincides with a rapid expansion of supermarkets. The objective of the present research is to study whether supermarkets directly contribute to overweight and other changes in nutritional status. Design: This research builds on cross-sectional observational data. Householdand individual-level data were collected in Kenya using a quasi-experimental survey design. Instrumental variable regressions were employed to analyse the impact of supermarket purchase on nutritional status. Causal chain models were estimated to examine pathways through which supermarkets affect nutrition. Setting: Small towns in Central Province of Kenya with and without supermarkets. Subjects: A total of 615 adults and 216 children and adolescents. Results: Controlling for other factors, buying in a supermarket is associated with a significantly higher BMI (P = 0·018) and a higher probability of overweight (P = 0·057) among adults. This effect is not observed for children and adolescents. Instead, buying in a supermarket seems to reduce child undernutrition measured by height-for-age Z-score (P = 0·017). Impacts of supermarkets depend on many factors including people's initial nutritional status. For both adults and children, the nutrition effects occur through higher food energy consumption and changes in dietary composition. Conclusions: Supermarkets and their food sales strategies contribute to changing food consumption habits and nutritional outcomes. Yet the types of outcomes differ by age cohort and initial nutritional status. Simple conclusions on whether supermarkets are good or bad for nutrition and public health are not justified.

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“…India is a latecomer in the global supermarket revolution (Reardon et al, 2003;World Bank, 2008). A first-phase development happened during the late nineties and was mostly based in southern India, focused on the middle class, and was started by the joint-venture between Spencer's and Hong Kong's regional multinational supermarket chain Dairy Farm International, to form Food World chain.…”

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Food Prices and Modern Retail: The Case of Delhi

2010

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Summary. -Modern retail is quickly becoming an important driver of changes in food markets in developing countries. However, the impact of this development on basic food prices facing urban consumers is not well understood. In a detailed case study of Delhi, modern retail is shown to emerge quickly, offering more labeled and branded food products and more choice than traditional markets. We further find that modern retail at its mere incipience in India sells basic foods mostly at the same or lower prices than traditional retail and might thus become an important contributor to improved urban food security.

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The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

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Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?

Food Prices and Modern Retail: The Case of Delhi

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