Chapter 7

Feb16 2012Food Retailers The New Masters of the Food System Emergence of the Modern FoodRetail Business Chain Stores and SupermarketsMarion argues there are 2 innovations in modern food retail business chain storessupermarkets chain stores worked bc by integrating in wholesalers they achieved more buying powerable to outcompete on price during depression most small stores went out of business leaving only superstores ie Loblaws at time of depression most supermarkets sold only basic semi processedprocessed foods butter cheese fresh fruits vegetables eggsmeat was mostly from meat stores creating combination stores had meat as well as other products