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Changing Structure of Food Retailing in Mexico. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 176
This book evaluates the changes in food retailing
patterns in the face of open-market trends in a
medium sized city (Citlalicalli) in central Mexico.
This evaluation is carried out using the model of
retail trade-concentration. The following questions
are addressed: whether trade-concentration had
occurred in the field-site; if yes, what were the
causes; and, what were the effects of retail
concentration on preexisting food retailers. The
findings from this fourteen month study revealed
that trade-concentration is proceeding in
Citlalicalli and the recent spread of large stores
in the region has been encouraged by free-trade
policies adopted by Mexico since the mid-1980s.
Contrary to popular belief, the impact of retail
concentration on preexisting small retailers in
Citlalicalli has been minimal. This research shows
that small retailers are not always in direct
competition with modern retailers as the two serve
different sections of the society. This study
concludes that appropriate policy measures can
ensure the coexistence of large and small retailers
in developing countries and, thereby, the continued
vitality of city centers.
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