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Movie poster: Mass-market retailing: The end of a system? (2021)
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Mass-market retailing: The end of a system?

2021 · 87 min Documentary TV Movie
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

Supermarket chains, once perceived as unbeatable titans capturing the lion's share of the grocery market, now face a profound crisis. A fierce price war pushes retailers toward increasingly aggressive commercial negotiation tactics, squeezing suppliers, farmers, and producers. A new competitive front emerges as tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba pour investments into the food industry. The documentary meticulously traces the implications of this upheaval for working conditions, the quality of our food, and the very future of our planet.

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Original Title Hypermarchés, la chute de l'empire
Year 2021
Country France
Genre Documentary, TV Movie
Director Rémi Delescluse
Runtime 87 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (7 votes)

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The film constructs a sobering, detailed X-ray of a system where every consumer discount carries a hidden cost elsewhere. It resists easy vilification, instead mapping the intricate web of dependencies that entangles every player in the market.

What lingers after the credits is a profound awareness of the mechanisms shaping our daily consumption. You'll walk through supermarket aisles seeing not just products, but the outcomes of ruthless economic warfare. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Rémi Delescluse

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