The supermarket is an example of an oligopoly.
There is clear evidence that the UK grocery supermarket sector is dominated by a few firms.The pricing strategy of supermarkets can be understood using a game theory approach.
Many farmers and growers are suffering due to the increasing power of the major supermarkets.
The rise of the big four has been halted by the emergence of low-cost retailers, and the 4-firm concentration ratio has fallen from 75% in 2011.
The OFT prevented Tesco from buying Safeway in 2002, but allowed them to buy 1200 convenience stores.Around 2000 convenience stores were acquired by Tesco by 2015.
The acquisition of Booker is a further development in the march of Tesco towards supermarket dominance.
The decline in independent high street retailers coincides with the rise of large supermarket chains.
The number of independent retailers has fallen by half over the last 10 years.*
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Major companies in the US and the world have been thrown into complete havoc by the COVID-19 Pandemic.Many people have filed for bankruptcy.
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