Retailing market in Mexico

store, agricultural product, agricultural service, alcoholic beverages, baked goods, beef, beer, beverage, beverages, bread, butter, cake, candies, cereals, convenience store, convenience stores, dairy products, department stores, drinks, fresh fruits, frozen food, frozen foods, fruit, fruit, fruit juices, fruits, grocery, grocery store, grocery stores, hot beverages, hypermarkets, meat, pet food, pet food, pork, red meat, restaurants, restaurants, service stations, snack, snack foods, snacks, soft drinks, specialty stores, supermarket, supermarkets, vegetables, wholesale, wholesalers, wines,

required report public distribution date 11 14 2006 gain number mx6313 mx0000 mexico retail food sector approved by christine sloop ato prepared carlos zertuche highlights supermarkets and department stores in continue to provide us exporters with the best points of sale there are approximately 1 930 selling beverages a figure that includes outlets for major chains government but excludes convenience small family retailers developing increasingly sophisticated systems however case frozen foods perishables still depend heavily on local distributors psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled mx2 mx table contents section i market summary 3 ii road map entry 4 megamarkets hypermarkets club warehouse strategy structure b gas marts kiosks 6 8 c traditional markets independent grocery mom & pop shops wet high end specialty 9 sub profile 10 iii competition