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Consumer perception of food value: A comparative study of global supermarkets and local farmers' markets in Slovakia

Authors

KRIŽAN František BILKOVÁ Kristína NOVOTNÁ Markéta KUNC Josef HENCELOVÁ Petra

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Moravian Geographical Reports
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
Web stránka na výstup na stránce vydavatele
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2023-0017
Keywords consumer perception; farmers’ markets; retail choice; supermarkets; Slovakia
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Description The paper explores how Slovak consumers perceive the value of food, sold by different retail formats (especially farmers’ markets and supermarkets), in terms of the quality, price, and healthiness. The aim of this paper is to evaluate consumer perceptions regarding global and local types of retail stores where they buy food most frequently. In the study, the segmentation of consumers by generation, income, and type of residence is provided. From the methodological point of view, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests are used to test hypotheses. According to the sample of respondents (n = 1,004), large-scale stores do not offer healthier and higher-quality food. This perception, however, varies based on the income of the consumer groups. On the other hand, respondents perceive that food sold at farmers’ markets is healthier and of higher quality than food in conventional stores. They do not perceive that food sold at farmers’ markets is cheaper than food in conventional stores.
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