Mass-market retailing: The end of a system?

Overview

The supermarket chains used to seem unbeatable, capturing the lion’s share of the grocery market. But for some years now they have been in crisis. In the wake of a fierce price war, retailers are resorting to increasingly aggressive commercial negotiation methods at the expense of suppliers, farmers and producers. Further competition is coming from the tech giants as Amazon and Alibaba invest in the food industry. What are the implications of all these changes on working conditions, the quality of our food and the future of our planet?

Details

Cast

Clément Bouvier

Self - Narrator (voice)

Philippe Moati

Self

Cyril Bourdou

Self

Rainer Münch

Self

Silvia Bravard

Self

Marwan Mery

Self

Denise Klug

Self

Jérôme Coulombel

Self

Grégory Besson-Moreau

Self

Thierry Benoit

Self (archive footage)

Michel-Édouard Leclerc

Self (archive footage)

Éric Dubouchet

Self (archive footage)

Sylvain Ferry

Self (archive footage)

Thierry Cotillard

Self (archive footage)

Dominique Schelcher

Self (archive footage)

Sylvain Couvrieux

Self

François-Xavier Awatar

Self

Philippe Pottier

Self

Benoît Berthelot

Self

Brittain Ladd

Self