@article{article_473170, title={THE ANALYSIS OF URBAN GROCERIES IN RETAIL SECTOR: EXAMPLE OF IZMIR GROCERIES}, journal={Ege Academic Review}, volume={10}, pages={211–238}, year={2010}, author={Candemir, Aykan}, keywords={Perakende, bakkal, rekabet, rekabet gücü, pazarlama}, abstract={Developments in the retailing sector in Turkey have resulted in rapid changes in traditional shopping and consumption patterns and thus chain supermarkets and big retailers emerged in the last 25 years. The groceries, being the smallest among retailers, are having hard times against their competitors, failing in their attempts limited financial resources and thus coming to the point of bankruptcy. Although their worsening situations, groceries still keep the highest percentage among as the number of retailers. This study aims to explore the current status of the groceries and analysis of the competitive environment as well as the effects of competition}, number={1}, publisher={Ege Üniversitesi}