Variation in the food environment of small and non-traditional stores across racial segregation and corporate status

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• Journal Article:
  Public Health Nutr
• Personal Author:
  Winkler, Megan R. ; Lenk, Kathleen M. ; Caspi, Caitlin E. ; Erickson, Darin J. ; Harnack, Lisa ; Laska, Melissa N.
• Description:
  Objective: ; We examined differences in consumer-level characteristics and structural resources and capabilities of small and nontraditional food retailers (i.e., corner stores, gas-marts, pharmacies, dollar stores) by racial segregation of store neighborhood and corporate status (corporate/franchise- versus independently-owned). ; Design: ; Observational store assessments and manager surveys were used to examine availability-, affordability-, and marketing-related characteristics experienced by consumers as well as store resources (e.g., access to distributors) and perceived capabilities for healthful changes (e.g., reduce pricing on healthy foods). Cross-sectional regression analyses of store and manager data based on neighborhood segregation and store corporate status were conducted. ; Setting: ; Small and non-traditional food stores in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, USA ; Participants: ; 140 stores; 78 managers ; Results: ; Several consumer- and structural-level differences occurred by corporate status, independent of residential segregation. Compared to independently-owned stores, corporate/franchise-owned stores were more likely to: not offer fresh produce; when offered, receive produce via direct delivery and charge higher prices; promote unhealthier consumer purchases; and have managers that perceived greater difficulty in making healthful changes (P ≤0.05). Only two significant differences were identified by residential racial segregation. Stores in predominantly people of color communities (<30% Non-Hispanic White) had less availability of fresh fruit and less promotion of unhealthy impulse buys relative to stores in predominantly White communities (P ≤0.05). ; Conclusions: ; Corporate status appears to be a relevant determinant of the consumer-level food environment of small and nontraditional stores. Policies and interventions aimed at making these settings healthier may need to consider multiple social determinants to enable successful implementation.
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• Subjects:
  • Article
  • Food retail
  • Corner stores
  • healthy food availability
  • store managers
• Source:
  Public Health Nutr. 22(9):1624-1634
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019000132
• Pubmed ID:
  30846012
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6494699
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DK104348/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; T32 DK083250/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005022/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U48DP005022/ACL HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/78320/cdc_78320_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 455.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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