The market power of french food retailers: statistical identification by their crisis management program

Les pouvoirs de marché des distributeurs alimentaires français: identification statistique par le dispositif de modération des marges commerciales

Alexandre Gohin ()
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Alexandre Gohin: SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: The margin levels of French food retailers are debated at every farm crisis. The main objective of this article is to statistically identify the eventual existence of market powers of these retailers. In order to overcome missing data on their distribution costs, we develop an original framework of the French system of temporary limits on margins in case of a market crisis. Our econometric results conducted on two fruit and vegetable products indicate that this system is effective with significant reductions of these margins during market crises. Above all, our statistical results indicate that the French food retailers simultaneously modify their margins on other products, attesting the presence of market powers to the detriment of the organic sectors.

Keywords: Food retailing; Market powers; Organic markets; Distribution alimentaire; Pouvoir de marché; Filières biologiques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Revue d'économie industrielle , 2025, 2025/4 (192), pp.49-79

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