Unit 32 (P3) – Explain how developments in the consumer
market have impacted on food retailing.
Developments in the Identify the developments Explain how retailers
consumer market in the consumer market. have had to adapt to
these changes.
Increased mobility This is the movement of This is the point where
people from one place to food retailers need to
another. This can include increase the need to
from one state to another or have different types of
from another company. The food that cater the
people then bring in their versatile cultural
food lifestyle along with backgrounds. Tesco has
themselves and as the adapted to these cultural
number increases, retailers and religious festivals
have to keep their food in- very well as some Tesco
store so they can keep the stores provide HALAL
business running and meat/chicken that caters
increase their sales. the growing population of
Festivals such as Eid, Muslims in the UK as
Chinese New Year and well as Diwali (A Hindu
1 Unit 32 – P3 Diwali, many retailers offer festival) whereFood Retailing
Tesco
food specific for their provides food specific to
needs. People come from their needs also they
different countries to the provide promotional
UK, meaning that they bring discounts with it to attract
their food and culture. customers.
On weekends people want On the weekends
Changing social and to go out and eat, try retailers would normally
working patterns different type of food, give special offers or 2
different culture. Some for 1 deal. Some provide
people may not have time different services for
to go over weekends those who wants to eat
because they may have takeaway. However, due
work if they are working in a to increase of customers
restaurant. People working wanting more fast food,
hard over the day, the may they have increased he
be tired and can’t cook, price. Retailer like Tesco
they can order online offer ready meal such as
takeaway or going to the rice with chicken curry,
shop and buy fast food. rice and vegetables etc.
Also people would like to make easier for
additional services such as people, they just have to
loyalty cards, recipe cards. warm it up then ready to
In this way they make have go. Also they have given
some discounts and same loyalty card in order to
market have impacted on food retailing.
Developments in the Identify the developments Explain how retailers
consumer market in the consumer market. have had to adapt to
these changes.
Increased mobility This is the movement of This is the point where
people from one place to food retailers need to
another. This can include increase the need to
from one state to another or have different types of
from another company. The food that cater the
people then bring in their versatile cultural
food lifestyle along with backgrounds. Tesco has
themselves and as the adapted to these cultural
number increases, retailers and religious festivals
have to keep their food in- very well as some Tesco
store so they can keep the stores provide HALAL
business running and meat/chicken that caters
increase their sales. the growing population of
Festivals such as Eid, Muslims in the UK as
Chinese New Year and well as Diwali (A Hindu
1 Unit 32 – P3 Diwali, many retailers offer festival) whereFood Retailing
Tesco
food specific for their provides food specific to
needs. People come from their needs also they
different countries to the provide promotional
UK, meaning that they bring discounts with it to attract
their food and culture. customers.
On weekends people want On the weekends
Changing social and to go out and eat, try retailers would normally
working patterns different type of food, give special offers or 2
different culture. Some for 1 deal. Some provide
people may not have time different services for
to go over weekends those who wants to eat
because they may have takeaway. However, due
work if they are working in a to increase of customers
restaurant. People working wanting more fast food,
hard over the day, the may they have increased he
be tired and can’t cook, price. Retailer like Tesco
they can order online offer ready meal such as
takeaway or going to the rice with chicken curry,
shop and buy fast food. rice and vegetables etc.
Also people would like to make easier for
additional services such as people, they just have to
loyalty cards, recipe cards. warm it up then ready to
In this way they make have go. Also they have given
some discounts and same loyalty card in order to
