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Grocery stores (supermarkets, superettes, small grocery stores, and convenience stores) and specialized foodstores (including retail bakeries, meat, seafood, and produce markets) sell 82 percent of all retail food consumed at home, and the top 20 retailers now account for 51.9 percent of sales compared with 34.8 percent in 1972. ERS research analyzes consolidation (merging) of retail food stores and its effects on consumers and grocery suppliers, expenditures by households on food-at-home, and whether low-income households face higher food prices than other households.
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Consolidation in Food Retailing: Prospects for Consumers and Grocery Suppliers examines recent mergers and acquisition by large food retailers. Both firm strategies have raised concerns about competition and its implications for both consumers and grocery suppliers, including grower-shippers, food processors, and wholesalers.
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updated: January 12, 2001
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