Concentration and corporate territory in Argentina: the territorial logic of Carrefour
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Abstract
This paper proposed is to study business enterprises in chains which by, its high level of technology, organization and capital concentration, uses differential and hierarchically the territory. Supermarkets in Argentina have an increasingly concentrated market and oligopolized result of mergers and acquisitions in the sector and related industries. Carrefour logic is analyzed over the last decade and their actions in the Buenos Aires Province and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). The database used in this paper was built-up using the website of the company and contained the number of establishments and their spatial location. It is noted that the company increased its market share through the dissemination of its stores across the territory, mainly by opening convenience and incorporating a high percentage of private label products.