Citarella Gourmet supermarket, located in the upper East of New York, serves the middle- and high-income communities because of its location and higher prices. On the contrary, Wegmans offers services to low-income communities because of its relatively lower prices that are affordable in poor neighborhoods (Adjoian et al., 2017). The difference between the two supermarkets is the variety of products that they stock. For instance, Citarella has luxury products and deserts compared to Wegmans, which offers cheap organic food.
Access to food matters for the two supermarkets. However, their priorities differ due to their target clients. For instance, Citarella offers a wider variety of food because its clients have the financial power to choose the products that they prefer (Elbel et al., 2019). On the contrary, Wegmans have fewer choices because their clients do not have the luxury to choose as they lack finances.
The food inventory on the supermarket’s shelves has an impact on the health of the community. For instance, Wegman emphasizes selling organic food, which helps to improve the health of its customers. On the contrary, many lifestyle diseases are reported in the community around the Citarella supermarket in the Upper State because they stock unhealthy food (Elbel et al., 2019). Similarly, the location of the supermarket depends on the neighborhood and influences the health of the community.
The choice of food affects the customer’s health because they can choose healthy food or non-health food. For instance, the Citarella neighborhood attracts customers who prefer deserts compared to customers at Wegmans who have limited options because of the unavailability of food (Adjoian et al., 2017). Research indicates that a lack of nutritional diets leads to health problems and indefinite cognitive gaps.
References
Adjoian, T., Dannefer, R., Willingham, C., Brathwaite, C., & Franklin, S. (2017). Healthy checkout lines: A study in urban supermarkets.Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(8), 615-622.e1.
Elbel, B., Tamura, K., McDermott, Z., Wu, E., & Schwartz, A. (2019). Childhood obesity and the food environment: A population‐based sample of public-school children in New York City. Obesity, 28(1), 65-72.