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Retail trade
Working Paper
The role of supermarket chains in developing food, other fast-moving consumer goods and consumer goods suppliers in regional markets

Supermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food and manufactured products in Southern Africa...

Supermarkets Supplier upgrading Industrialization
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Food Retailing, Supermarkets, and Food Security: Highlights from Latin America

From the book: Food Security

Food industry and trade Food security Retail trade
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Food Retailing, Supermarkets and Food Security: Highlights from Latin America

The importance of supermarkets in the world food economy has increased radically since the early 1990s. They are now major sellers and buyers of food items not only in developed but also in developing countries...

Food industry and trade Food security Retail trade
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