Design, ranging and merchandising analysis – Page 3
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Analysis & Features
The rules of real bread – and 10 examples available in UK supermarkets
Real bread was previously hard to find on supermarket shelves. But as more mainstream demand for the additive-free product grows, so does its presence in Britain’s biggest retailers
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Celebrating craftsmanship: seven stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets that best celebrate the expertise and craftsmanship of their staff and suppliers.
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Omnichannel experiences: six stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets that are must-visit destinations for their omnichannel and digital innovation.
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Amazing spaces: eight stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets worth visiting for their unique interiors, settings, architecture and atmosphere.
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Teals: the African-influenced food store disrupting roadside services on the A303
Ash and Nick Sinfield are hoping to disrupt the farm shop and roadside services categories with their hybrid food operation
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Dazzling displays: 12 stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the stores worth visiting for their exemplary product presentation.
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Gastronomy in grocery: 12 stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the first part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the stores worth visiting for their exciting food-to-go offers, including in-store dining
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Quintessential Brands Spirits Centre: a new hub of drinks innovation
Quintessential Brands’s ‘first of its kind’ Spirits Centre allows supermarkets to develop a new drinks product in a single day, covering everything from branding to liquid development
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Aldi’s new ‘just walk out’ Greenwich store: what’s it like inside?
It’s the first UK discounter store letting customers simply pick up their shopping and leave, before billing them in an app. So what’s it like?
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Crimple, Harrogate: how a garden centre blossomed into a food hall
A £4m investment has transformed the Crimple garden centre into a foodie destination
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Where to merchandise plant-based snacks? The case for clearer signposting
In September 2020, Asda introduced dedicated plant-based aisles for ambient goods in 359 of its stores.
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Inside Weezy Paddington: the bright, colourful dark store for foodies
Weezy’s dark store is not what you might expect. A bright, colourful space filled with local meat, bread and fruit, it wants to give ‘health-conscious foodies’ what the supermarkets can’t
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Watch: We followed a shopper around Tesco’s new GetGo store
Unlike my first trip to Amazon’s checkout-free store, Tesco GetGo charged our shopper correctly for her purchases
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Sourced Market, Leeds: bringing the farmers’ market to motorway services
A retail and dining site at the M1’s Leeds Skelton Lakes Services champions quality local produce
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What a true ‘eco-supermarket’ could look like
Supermarkets have long been tackling issues like energy usage, plastic and food waste. So how would the ultimate green retailer do things differently?
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How can supermarkets lure shoppers back to ‘uninspiring’ meat aisles?
So-called ‘unconscious reducers’ are buying less meat due to lack of inspiration in the aisles. How can supermarkets get them more engaged?
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Cut: how Farmison & Co is bringing high-end luxury to the butcher’s
Tiffany’s was the unlikely inspiration behind Cut, Farmison’s first bricks & mortar store. The result is a luxury – yet accessible – shopping experience that combines online and offline
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Inside Mere, Preston: Russia’s ultra hard discounter opens first UK store
‘You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,’ says Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov. ‘The most important thing in our store is the price tag. It must be the lowest of any on the market’
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Durslade Farm Shop: a contemporary take on agricultural architecture
Recycled materials and local sourcing are at the heart of this Somerset development
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The Farm at Stratford-upon-Avon: from dissertation to destination
Yoga and musical productions aren’t typical farm shop fare, but The Farm at Stratford-upon-Avon isn’t a typical farm shop