UK retail concentration, Chilean wine producers and value chains

Bibliographic Data

ID4701503
AuthorsRobert N Gwynne (University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume174
Issue2
Pages97-108
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4959.2008.00276.x
OpenAlexW2095000162
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited26

This paper seeks to examine how value chains impinge upon firms within the Chilean wine sector. The value chain analysis will further link the production and export of wine in Chile with the import and retailing of this wine in one key core economy market, namely that of the UK. The analysis is divided into three sections. First, the political economy of value chains in agro-industry is discussed, particularly in relation to the distinction between network or quasi-hierarchical relationships. Then the paper examines the theme of retail concentration in the UK and the impacts that this has on global value chains which incorporate Chilean wine firms. The focus then moves to value chains and the nature of upgrading within Chilean wine firms by examining the strategic example of the lead firm and firm upgrading as a response to demands of UK retailers and through the flying winemaker model. Broad conclusions on the comparative nature of value chains and the scramble for value within them are finally made

Business · Commerce · Economics · Economy · Industrial organization · Supply chain · Value (mathematics · Value chain · Wine · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Marketing · Organic Food and Agriculture · Wine Industry and Tourism

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