Market structure determinants of performance for independent supermarkets

We create a novel dataset by merging Nielsen TDLinx data with the results of a survey of supermarket managers. We study the determinants of store performance for independent supermarkets, as measured by sales per square foot, paying particular attention to local market structure. The results show a...

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Main Authors: Cho, C. (Author), Volpe, R. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2019
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Summary:We create a novel dataset by merging Nielsen TDLinx data with the results of a survey of supermarket managers. We study the determinants of store performance for independent supermarkets, as measured by sales per square foot, paying particular attention to local market structure. The results show a negative and significant impact of market concentration on independent supermarket performance, which is robust to model specification. We also identify a number of format-specific impacts and performance drivers such as store characteristics, all of which motivate future research. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISBN:01436570 (ISSN)
DOI:10.1002/mde.3055