Robustness of an Intermittent Program of Comparative Retail Food Price Information

ROGER A. DAHLGRAN, MOLLY LONGSTRETH, MERLE D. FAMINOW, KATHERINE ACUNA

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Abstract

This study compares the distribution of food‐item market basket prices across stores and relative to a local newspaper retail food price report. Distributions of prices for market baskets comprised of national brands and cheapest alternative brands coincided closely with the intermittent retail food price report. This suggests that consumer organizations with limited resources can produce comparative food‐store price reports that provide useful information to consumers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)84-97
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Consumer Affairs
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

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