Abstract
significantly more if bought in a store that belongs to one type of grocery chain rather than another or if bought in an independent grocery store? Do size of the parent organization and food prices go hand in hand? If so, which type of store gives the consumer more for his food dollar and how much more? Are food prices uniformly and consistently higher in particular types of grocery establishments? Are food prices significantly more rigid in one type of grocery establishment than another? Does the food dollar spent on week ends do extra duty? These are some of the problems studied in 1953-54 in St. Louis, Missouri, in relation to five retail grocery establishments: members of a national chain, sectional chain, local chain, and voluntary chain and an independent grocery store. While previous studies have compared food prices in chain and independent stores, this study also emphasizes the difference between various types of chain stores. The results of this study are based on statistical inferences from a sample food basket and are supplemented by analyses of 9 food groups and 45 individual food items.
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