AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2017 · 19 citations · 0 references
BusinessBusiness EconomicsRetail ManagementOmnichannel RetailingRestaurant ManagementRetail Sales ManagementFood Industry EconomicsFood Retail EconomicsFood Retail SystemsFood Supply AnalysisStore Operations ManagementStore Performance AnalysisFood Retail AccessFood Retail EnvironmentsFood Retailing EconomicsGrocery ShoppingGrocery Store AccessIndependent RetailersStore Performance MeasurementStore Revenue Analysis
Independent grocery stores are a large part of the U.S. food retail industry.They play an important role in ensuring food access, but it is unclear how they have been affected by changes in the food retail industry over these last few decades.This study uses Nielsen TDLinx data to examine independent retailers in 2015 and how they have changed from 2005 to 2015.We find that in 2015, at least half of the food retailers were independent in 44% of the counties, but that their share of sales was low.From 2005 to 2015, the total number of grocery stores increased but the number of independent retailers stagnated beginning at the onset of the Great Recession, causing the share of independent retailers to decline.The greatest growth during this period were from small-format chain stores.