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The people behind the pounds: a qualitative exploration of factors that help or hinder healthy, sustainable food purchases for people living with obesity and food insecurity in the UK

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
Good health is viewed as essential to enable citizens to live fulfilling lives, shape communities, and drive economic growth. However, health is socially patterned.
Emma Hunter   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retail Stores Policies for Marketing of Lobsters in Sardinia (Italy) as Influenced by Different Practices Related to Animal Welfare and Product Quality

open access: yesFoods, 2018
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the marketing policies of lobsters as influenced by different practices related to product quality in seven supermarkets located in Italy. Retailers were divided in two categories: large scale and medium scale.
Giuseppe Esposito   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

O Papel dos Supermercados na Etapa da Geração e Descarte do Lixo e o Reflexo na Questão Ambiental

open access: yesDesenvolvimento em Questão, 2013
This study aims to discuss the role of supermarkets in the disposal of products, primarily in relation to the production of household waste arising from supermarket shopping.
Simone Beatriz Ceretta   +1 more
doaj  

Integrated Local Strategy for Enhancing Olive Oil Prices: The Case of the Estepa Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Local Agri-Food System (Spain)

open access: yesAgriculture
Spain’s olive oil production is world-leading. A significant portion of Spain’s olive oil production is in Andalusia, a southern region. In the Estepa region, a local agri-food system based on olive monoculture is emerging.
Carlos Bueno-Suarez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Performance of U.S. Supermarkets: Pricing Strategies, Competition from Hypermarkets, and Private Labels

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2011
This study draws upon literature from the fields of agricultural economics, industrial organization, and business to study the performance of supermarkets in the United States.
Richard J. Volpe III
doaj   +1 more source

Bank Branches in Supermarkets [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 1996
The largest U.S. commercial banks are restructuring their retail operations to reduce the cost disadvantage resulting from a stagnant deposit base and stiffer competition. As part of this effort, some banks are opening 'supermarket,' or 'in-store,' branches: a new type of banking office within a large retail outlet.
Lawrence J. Radecki   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Swedish Consumers' Willingness‐to‐Pay for Plant‐Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supermarket market-channel participation and technology decisions of horticultural producers in Brazil

open access: yesRevista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2007
This paper examined the relationships between growers’ choice of market channel (emphasizing the supermarket market-channel versus others), technology use, and grower characteristics such as human capital and farm size. Three key findings emerged. First,
Denise Y. Mainville, Thomas Reardon
doaj   +1 more source

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