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Are low-income families victims of high prices in small neighborhood stores? This article goes beyond asking what prices small stores charge and examines the purchasing patterns of low-income families. What kind of stores do they patronize? Why? Do they use the convenience stores in the low-income areas? Do many buy food on credit? How well do they perceive price differences among stores? These are some of the questions answered through a survey in a Philadelphia redevelopment area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents abstracts pertaining to the cost of marketing. They include "Marketing Charges for Apples Sold in Pittsburgh," by H. W. Bitting and Henry T. Badger, "Women's Accessory and Specialty Stores," and "Sales and Margins by Commodities."