The retail trade sector and the food industry in Italy

Eliana Viviano, Luciana Aimone Gigio (), Emanuela Ciapanna, Daniele Coin (), Fabrizio Colonna (), Federica Lagna () and Raffaele Santioni ()
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Luciana Aimone Gigio: Banca d'Italia
Daniele Coin: Banca d'Italia
Fabrizio Colonna: Banca d'Italia
Federica Lagna: Banca d'Italia

No 119, Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: In this collection of papers we first analyze the evolution of the Italian food industry and the retail trade sector during the past decade (Chapters 1 and 2). Chapter 3 describes the structure of large retailers and buying groups in Italy. Chapter 4 proposes alternative measures of the degree of concentration of retail trade at the local level. Chapter 5 summarizes the main features of national and local regulations governing retail trade and proposes a set of indicators of regional liberalization. We then examine the relationship between large retailers and small firms in the Italian food industry, with a brief account of possible effects on the industry�s structure and on prices (Chapter 6), and the effects of local retail trade concentration on product variety and price rigidity (Chapter 7).

Keywords: retail trade sector; market concentration; price dynamics; buyer power; buying group (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L11 L51 L81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-03
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