Understanding the Changing Market Structure of the Food and Drink Retail Industry: an epidemiological approach

这项研究旨在解决缺乏实证研究到不断变化的市场结构的theUK户外食品和饮料零售业。现有文献主要基于基于标题数字的定性假设，重点关注许可场所的整体减少，公共房屋的显着减少以及连锁经营者的“日益主导”（内政部，2016;Foley，2020）。然而，食品和饮料零售业的适应是多种多样的，因部门和地理位置而异。本研究旨在建立一个定量的时空框架，通过该框架来解释更广泛的经济背景下不断变化的市场结构，提供可能有助于食品和饮料零售业可持续发展的新信息。本研究透过计数回归分析技术，建立餐饮零售业与当地经济社会状况之间的关系模型，并将其视为影响餐饮零售业变化的潜在因素。

This research seeks to address the lack of empirical research into the changing market structure of theUK out-of-home food and drink retail industry. Existing literature rests primarily on qualitativeassumptions based on headline figures, focusing on anoverall decrease in licensed premises, a markedreduction in public houses and the 'increasing dominance' of chain operators (Home Office, 2016;Foley, 2020). However, adaptations in the food and drink retail industry are diverse, varying by sectorand geographically. This research aims to develop a quantitative spatio-temporal framework throughwhich to interpret the changing market structures within the context of the wider economy, providingnew information that may contribute towards the sustainable development of the food and drink retailindustry. Through the use of count regression analysis techniques this research proposes to model therelationship between the food and drink retail industry, and local economic and social conditionsidentified as potential factors contributing to the change.