Mass-market retailing: The end of a system? (2021)

7.1/10 87 min Documentary TV Movie

Overview

The supermarket chains used to seem unbeatable, capturing the lion’s share of the grocery market. But for some years now they have been in crisis. In the wake of a fierce price war, retailers are resorting to increasingly aggressive commercial negotiation methods at the expense of suppliers, farmers and producers. Further competition is coming from the tech giants as Amazon and Alibaba invest in the food industry. What are the implications of all these changes on working conditions, the quality of our food and the future of our planet?

Cast

Philippe Moati

Self

Marwan Mery

Self

Grégory Besson-Moreau

Self

Thierry Benoit

Self (archive footage)

Michel-Édouard Leclerc

Self (archive footage)

Thierry Cotillard

Self (archive footage)

Dominique Schelcher

Self (archive footage)

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