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. 2020 Nov 4;17(21):8141. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218141

Table 2.

Data sources for healthy retail research identified at the in-person convening and through the follow-up survey.

Data Source Accessibility
Store visitor data using cell phone geolocation information from companies such as SafeGraph Fee
Sales and customer demographic data from companies such as Nielsen and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) Fee
Sales and loyalty card data from independent or chain retailers Through partnerships
Prepared food purchase data from university cafeterias Through partnerships
State electronic benefit transfer redemption data Through partnerships
Farmers market sales and customer demographic data through the Farmers Register Portal Free, coming soon
Data collected by federal agencies
  • Customer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

  • National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

  • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Free, public use, and restricted datasets