Características socioeconómicas del comercio minorista en tiendas de abarrotes y tiendas de conveniencia en Zapopan, Jalisco, México

Abstract

The supply through commercial distribution allows people to have within their reach and acquire both products and  services to meet  their needs, in the last century these establishments have diversified into wholesalers and retailers, being these subs classified into  modern and traditional that share similar markets. From which the literature has identified trends and debates that seem to oppose one  over the other because of their differences mainly in large cities. The objective of this paper was to describe the main socioeconomic  characteristics of retail trade, particularly those related to grocery stores and convenience stores in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Among the  results, it stands out that  grocery stores have decreased in percentage terms while convenience stores have increased in number, as well  as the number of paid personnel in the municipality under study, which is why it was identified that they have decreased, but  not  disappeared as stated in the literature. It is concluded that in the traditional retail trade there are elements of a social nature on which  economic aspects are sustained that have allowed them to remain in the market, so that it is invited to continue with approaches to these  establishments from multidisciplinary perspectives in different time intervals.