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Improving Consumption and Purchases of Healthier Foods in Retail Environments: A Systematic Review

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  • Allison Karpyn

    (Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, University of Delaware, Pearson Hall, 125 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Kathleen McCallops

    (Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, University of Delaware, Pearson Hall, 125 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Henry Wolgast

    (Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, University of Delaware, Pearson Hall, 125 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, USA)

  • Karen Glanz

    (Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

Abstract

This review examines current research on manipulations of U.S. food retail environments to promote healthier food purchasing and consumption. Studies reviewed use marketing strategies defined as the 4Ps (product, price, placement, promotion) to examine results based on single- and multi-component interventions by study design, outcome, and which of the “Ps” was targeted. Nine electronic databases were searched for publications from 2010 to 2019, followed by forward and backward searches. Studies were included if the intervention was initiated by a researcher or retailer, conducted in-store, and manipulated the retail environment. Of the unique 596 studies initially identified, 64 studies met inclusion criteria. Findings show that 56 studies had at least one positive effect related to healthier food consumption or purchasing. Thirty studies used single-component interventions, while 34 were multi-component. Promotion was the most commonly utilized marketing strategy, while manipulating promotion, placement, and product was the most common for multi-component interventions. Only 14 of the 64 studies were experimental and included objective outcome data. Future research should emphasize rigorous designs and objective outcomes. Research is also needed to understand individual and additive effects of multi-component interventions on sales outcomes, substitution effects of healthy food purchases, and sustainability of impacts.

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  • Allison Karpyn & Kathleen McCallops & Henry Wolgast & Karen Glanz, 2020. "Improving Consumption and Purchases of Healthier Foods in Retail Environments: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-28, October.
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