Investigating business outcomes of healthy food retail strategies: A systematic scoping review

Blake, Miranda; Backholer, Kathryn; Lancsar, Emily; Boelsen‐Robinson, Tara; Mah, Catherine L.; Brimblecombe, Julie; Zorbas, Christina; Billich, Natassja; Peeters, Anna

doi:10.1111/obr.12912

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“…While school settings are not completely analogous to sport and recreation settings, there is clear potential for availability changes in one settings to affect total consumption. Total sales is an imperfect proxy for profitability and financial viability; however, the reporting of business outcomes is important when considering the application of policies to commercial settings 24. Sales data were used to measure the degree of implementation of the initiative.…”

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Change in drink purchases in 16 Australian recreation centres following a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative: an observational study

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ObjectiveTo assess the impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) reduction initiative on customer purchasing patterns, including volume sales of healthy and unhealthy packaged drinks and sales value of all packaged drinks, in a major Australian aquatic and recreation provider, YMCA Victoria.DesignProspectiveSetting16 aquatic and recreation centres in Victoria, Australia.InterventionsThe SSB-reduction initiative aimed to remove all SSBs (excluding sports drinks) and increase healthier drink availability over a 1-year period.Primary and secondary outcome measuresItemised monthly drink sales data were collected for 16 centres, over 4 years (2 years preimplementation, 1 year implementation and 1 year postimplementation). Drinks were classified as ‘green’ (best choice), ‘amber’ (choose carefully) or ‘red’ (limit). Interrupted time series analysis was conducted for each centre to determine the impact on volume sales of ‘red’ and ‘green’ drinks, and overall sales value. A novel meta-analysis approach was conducted to estimate the mean changes across centres.ResultsFollowing implementation, volume sales of ‘red’ drinks reduced by 46.2% across centres (95% CI: −53.2% to −39.2%), ‘green’ drink volume did not change (0.0%, 95% CI: −13.3% to 13.2%) and total drink sales value decreased by 24.3% (95% CI: −32.0% to −16.6%).ConclusionsThe reduction of SSBs in health-promoting settings such as recreation centres is a feasible, effective public health policy that is likely to be transferable to other high-income countries with similarly unhealthy beverage offerings. However, complementary strategies should be considered to encourage customers to switch to healthier alternatives, particularly when translating policies to organisations with less flexible income streams.

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“…Dollar sales of drinks is used as a proxy for profitability and to assess the potential financial impact of the initiative. Total dollar value is a commonly used measure of business outcomes in healthy food retail evaluations 24…”

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“…As highlighted in a recent scoping review, business outcomes of food retail strategies to improve health should be consistently reported in academic literature. 76 …”

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A systematic review of the influences of food store product placement on dietary-related outcomes

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Context Product placement strategies have been used to influence customers’ food purchases in food stores for some time; however, assessment of the evidence that these techniques can limit unhealthy, and promote healthy, food choices has not been completed. Objective This systematic review aimed to determine how product placement strategies, availability, and positioning, in physical retail food stores located in high-income countries, influence dietary-related behaviors. Data Sources From a search of 9 databases, 38 articles, 17 observational studies, and 22 intervention studies met the study inclusion criteria. Data Extraction Two reviewers independently extracted data relating to study design, study population, exposures, outcomes, and key results. Each study was also assessed for risk of bias in relation to the research question. Data Analysis Meta-analysis was not possible owing to heterogeneous study designs and outcomes. As recommended by Cochrane, results were synthesized in effect direction plots using a vote-counting technique which recorded the direction of effect and significance level according to the expected relationship for health improvement. Conclusions The majority of studies showed that greater availability and more prominent positioning of healthy foods, or reduced availability and less prominent positioning of unhealthy foods, related to better dietary-related behaviors. A large number of results, however, were nonsignificant, which likely reflects the methodological difficulties inherent in this research field. Adequately powered intervention studies that test both the independent and additive effects of availability and positioning strategies are needed. Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO registration no. 42016048826

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“…The system also contributes to business and economic outcomes, which reflect the “health” of the source’s business performance in the US market economy [ 120 ]. Here, goals of generating sales, profits, and competitiveness are key and for some businesses may be the primary motivators for decision-making [ 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 ]. Food retailers and companies often aim to achieve such goals by interrogating consumer “choice” and the predictors of which retailers will be shopped and which products purchased (e.g., price strategies, product mix, store layout) [ 122 , 124 ].…”

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A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

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The retail food environment (RFE) has important implications for dietary intake and health, and dramatic changes in RFEs have been observed over the past few decades and years. Prior conceptual models of the RFE and its relationships with health and behavior have played an important role in guiding research; yet, the convergence of RFE changes and scientific advances in the field suggest the time is ripe to revisit this conceptualization. In this paper, we propose the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interaction Model to convey the evolving variety of factors and relationships that convene to influence food choice at the point of purchase. The model details specific components of the RFE, including business approaches, actors, sources, and the customer retail experience; describes individual, interpersonal, and household characteristics that affect customer purchasing; highlights the macro-level contexts (e.g., communities and nations) in which the RFE and customers behave; and addresses the wide-ranging outcomes produced by RFEs and customers, including: population health, food security, food justice, environmental sustainability, and business sustainability. We believe the proposed conceptualization helps to (1) provide broad implications for future research and (2) further highlight the need for transdisciplinary collaborations to ultimately improve a range of critical population outcomes.

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Investigating business outcomes of healthy food retail strategies: A systematic scoping review

Cited by 37 publications

References 143 publications

Change in drink purchases in 16 Australian recreation centres following a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative: an observational study

Change in drink purchases in 16 Australian recreation centres following a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative: an observational study

A systematic review of the influences of food store product placement on dietary-related outcomes

A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

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