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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Hoofdauteurs: Abdullah, Amin Mahir, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah, Abd. Latif, Ismail
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Gepubliceerd in: Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) 2011
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:23764 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
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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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author Abdullah, Amin Mahir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Abd. Latif, Ismail
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.
author_facet Abdullah, Amin Mahir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Abd. Latif, Ismail
author_sort Abdullah, Amin Mahir
title 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_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_sort impacts of supermarkets and hypermarkets from the perspectives of fresh fruit and vegetable (ffv) wholesalers and retailers.
publisher Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23764/1/The%20impacts%20of%20supermarkets%20and%20hypermarkets%20from%20the%20perspectives%20of%20fresh%20fruit%20and%20vegetable.pdf
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