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

本研究旨在解决缺乏实证研究到不断变化的市场结构的英国户外食品和饮料零售行业。现有文献主要依赖于基于标题数据的定性假设，重点关注许可场所的总体减少，公共场所的市场减少以及连锁运营商的“日益主导地位”（Home Office, 2016;Foley, 2020）。然而，食品和饮料零售行业的适应是多种多样的，因行业和地域而异。本研究旨在建立一个定量的时空框架，通过该框架来解释在更广泛的经济背景下不断变化的市场结构，为食品和饮料零售业的可持续发展提供新的信息。通过使用计数回归分析技术，本研究建议建立食品和饮料零售业与当地经济和社会条件之间的关系模型，这些条件被认为是导致这种变化的潜在因素。

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.