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100	1		_aMotoi , Ihara _eauthor
245	1	0	_aImpact of hypermarkets on consumption and distribution in rural areas: _bcase study of Ubon Ratchathani in northeastern Thailand / _ccreated by Motoi lhara
264			_aOxfordshire; _bTaylor and Francis, _c2013.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_aThe international review of retail distribution and consumer research _vVolume 23 , number 2 ,
520			_aHypermarkets in East Asian countries have reached a turning point in their life cycle, where local expansion has become essential for further development. Unfortunately, existing studies on retail internationalization have paid little attention to rural development. To address this gap, this study evaluates the impacts of hypermarkets on local consumption and distribution in Ubon Ratchathani, a regional city in northeast of Thailand. Results of the study showed that hypermarkets have succeeded in converting high-income level consumers in Ubon into customers. However, because Ubon does not have a sizeable middle-class population, hypermarkets have reached out to tourists and the local low-income groups. Second, although hypermarkets are direct and strong competitors to small domestic retailers, the domestic retailers in Ubon managed to survive better than expected. This could be due to the fact that hypermarkets are largely inaccessible to the poor, despite their low price policies, comfortable store layout and engaging entertainment options. Third, hypermarkets have not greatly influenced the distribution of agricultural products in Ubon. They continue to depend on traditional middlemen, who also act as educators to farmers and collect farming products efficiently. The findings of this study suggest that if hypermarkets want to expand further in rural areas, they need to attract new customers and introduce changes in the existing distribution network to capture the traditional advantage enjoyed by local domestic retailers, especially with regard to agricultural produce.
650	4		_aHypermarke;t
650	4		_aInternationalisation;
650	4		_aThailand;
650	4		_aInternationalisation
856			_u https://doi.org/10.1080/09593969.2012.754780
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