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 usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 13 unclassified table contents section i market summary 3 ii road map entry 4 megamarkets hypermarkets club warehouse strategy structure b gas marts kiosks 7 8 c traditional markets independent grocery mom