If you got a new job and moved to Terre Haute, Indiana (population 60,000)you would expect to find ten grocery stores (two Walmart Supercenters, three Krogers, a Meijer, two IGA affiliates, and two independent grocery stores), the market form is

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The presence of multiple grocery stores, including both large chain stores and independent ones, suggests a market with monopolistic competition. In monopolistic competition, there are many sellers offering differentiated products, but each seller has some degree of market power due to its unique product offerings. While there are certainly dominant players in the market (such as Walmart and Kroger), the presence of multiple independent grocery stores indicates that barriers to entry are not prohibitively high, and there is likely some degree of price competition among sellers.

If You Got a New Job and Moved to Terre