The effect of supercenter-format stores on the healthfulness of consumers' grocery purchases

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 568-589

  Volpe, Richard ^a   Okrent, Abigail ^a   Leibtag, Ephraim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Dietary guidelines; Food purchases; Food retailing; Obesity; Supercenters

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FRUIT; OBESITY; RETAILING; VEGETABLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879761430     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas132     Document Type: Article

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