The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.

The importance of the retail sector to economic growth has been very significant. The rapid growth of the sector is partly contributed by the emergence of supermarkets and hypermarkets that are mostly foreign-owned. This has raised some concerns by the local conventional retailers including fresh...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Amin Mahir, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah, Abd. Latif, Ismail
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Language:English
English
Published: Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23764/
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Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Abd. Latif, Ismail
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description The importance of the retail sector to economic growth has been very significant. The rapid growth of the sector is partly contributed by the emergence of supermarkets and hypermarkets that are mostly foreign-owned. This has raised some concerns by the local conventional retailers including fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) retailers. The government has reacted to the concerns by introducing new guidelines to developing new hypermarkets in this country. This study investigates the impacts of these two types of retailers on local FFV wholesalers and retailers. Data from personal interviews with FFV retailers and wholesalers were analysed. Results of the analyses showed that supermarkets and hypermarkets did impose competition on conventional wholesalers and retailers. However, they have also brought some changes to FFV retail business, such as promoting quality products, and a better and a systematic marketing approach.
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spelling upm-237642015-10-21T07:07:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23764/ The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers. Abdullah, Amin Mahir Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah Abd. Latif, Ismail The importance of the retail sector to economic growth has been very significant. The rapid growth of the sector is partly contributed by the emergence of supermarkets and hypermarkets that are mostly foreign-owned. This has raised some concerns by the local conventional retailers including fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) retailers. The government has reacted to the concerns by introducing new guidelines to developing new hypermarkets in this country. This study investigates the impacts of these two types of retailers on local FFV wholesalers and retailers. Data from personal interviews with FFV retailers and wholesalers were analysed. Results of the analyses showed that supermarkets and hypermarkets did impose competition on conventional wholesalers and retailers. However, they have also brought some changes to FFV retail business, such as promoting quality products, and a better and a systematic marketing approach. Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23764/1/The%20impacts%20of%20supermarkets%20and%20hypermarkets%20from%20the%20perspectives%20of%20fresh%20fruit%20and%20vegetable.pdf Abdullah, Amin Mahir and Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah and Abd. Latif, Ismail (2011) The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers. Journal of Agribusiness Marketing, 4. pp. 21-37. ISSN 1985-3890 English
spellingShingle Abdullah, Amin Mahir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Abd. Latif, Ismail
The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title_full The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title_fullStr The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title_full_unstemmed The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title_short The impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) wholesalers and retailers.
title_sort impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (ffv) wholesalers and retailers.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23764/
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