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The Rapid Rise of Supermarkets?
Author(s) -
Traill W. Bruce
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00320.x
Subject(s) - openness to experience , per capita , foreign direct investment , economics , per capita income , urbanization , economic shortage , demographic economics , international economics , developing country , investment (military) , market penetration , development economics , monetary economics , business , economic growth , macroeconomics , demography , population , political science , psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , government (linguistics) , marketing , politics , law
A series of articles, many of them published in this journal, have charted the rapid spread of supermarkets in developing and middle‐income countries and forecast its continuation. In this article, the level of supermarket penetration (share of the retail food market) is modelled quantitatively on a cross‐section of 42 countries for which data could be obtained, representing all stages of development. GDP per capita, income distribution, urbanisation, female labour force participation and openness to inward foreign investment are all significant explanators. Projections to 2015 suggest significant but not explosive further penetration; increased openness and GDP growth are the most significant factors.