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Store of the month: December 2023: Extracoop Villanova, Italy
30/11/2023
See inside our pick for December’s store of the month, Extracoop, Villanova. It offers an exciting and enhanced shopper experience, with a great design and phenomenal counters. It also emphasises local products and suppliers.
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Store of the month: November 2023: K-Citymarket Länsikeskus, Finland
08/11/2023
See inside our pick for November’s store of the month, K-Citymarket Länsikeskus. It excels in offering an exciting and experiential shopping experience, putting an emphasis on in-house preparation including an in-store brewery and cheesemonger. Impressive digital elements also elevate the shopper experience.
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Store of the month: October 2023: Fortinos Waterdown, Canada
02/10/2023
See inside our pick for October’s store of the month, Fortinos Waterdown. The store is a masterclass in experiential retail. Discover how the retailer has amplified its fresh and foodservice credentials at this flagship location.
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Store of the month: September 2023: Meny Langenæs, Aarhus, Denmark
18/09/2023
See inside our pick for September’s store of the month, Meny Langenæs. It’s an impressive store that raises the bar in terms of providing a quality experience. The execution in wine, coffee, and meal solutions is best-in-class.
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Store of the month: August 2023: Dom’s Kitchen & Market, Chicago, USA
15/08/2023
See inside our pick for August’s store of the month, Dom’s Kitchen & Market in Chicago. It’s a beautiful store that showcases an incredible choice of products as well as a true integration of foodservice and retail.
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Store of the month: July 2023: BILLA Corso, Vienna, Austria
27/06/2023
See inside our pick for July’s store of the month, BILLA Corso, Hoher Markt, Austria. It is an impressive city centre convenience store that offers both a convenient top-up or larger shop, as well as an in-store drinking experience.
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Store of the month: June 2023: IGA Romeo’s Food Hall, Sydney, Australia
30/05/2023
See inside our pick for June’s store of the month. Be inspired by the store’s unique design, European-inspired food hall, and excellence in fresh.
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Store of the month: May 2023: Checkers, Paarl, South Africa
3/05/2023
See inside our pick for May’s store of the month, Checkers in Paarl, South Africa. It features many innovative and creative display solutions and a strong emphasis on fresh food, bringing excitement to the shopping experience.
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Store of the month: April 2023: Homeplus Mega Food Market, Seoul, South Korea
1/04/2023
See inside our pick for April’s store of the month, Homeplus Mega Food Market in Seoul, South Korea. It has an impressive food-to-go range with great in-store dining options and a sensory approach to draw shoppers in. Be inspired by the store’s high impact execution and in-store theatre.
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Store of the month: March 2023: Kavanagh's Budgens, Belsize Park, UK
1/03/2023
See inside our pick for March’s store of the month, Kavanagh’s Budgens in Belsize Park, UK. Be inspired by the store’s outstanding execution in food-to-go, fresh produce, counters, bakery, and meal solutions.
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Store of the month: February 2023: Edeka, Düsseldorf, Germany
2/02/2023
See inside our pick for February's store of the month, Edeka, Düsseldorf. Be inspired by the store’s stunning design and outstanding confectionery, service counters, and fresh offer.
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Store of the month: January 2023: Auchan, Cascais, Portugal
5/01/2023
See inside our pick for January's store of the month, Auchan, Cascais. It is an innovative take on the hypermarket concept. With progressive architecture and design, the store is a reminder that elegance and style can accentuate the food shopping experience.
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Store of the month: December 2022: Save-On-Foods, Coquitlam, Canada
1/12/2022
See inside our pick for December's store of the month, Save-On-Foods, Coquitlam, Canada. It is a new innovative flagship store which showcases fresh foods at their best and raises the bar with its restaurant quality foodservice proposition.
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Store of the month: November 2022: Epic, Paris, France
07/11/2022
See inside our pick for November's store of the month, Epic, France. It is a blend between a convenience store and a fine food specialist, making it unique and able to cater for both locals and tourists. Be inspired by the store's design, fresh food zone and the wine cellar.
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Store of the month: October 2022: Tesco Liffey Valley, Ireland
04/10/2022
See inside our pick for October's store of the month, Tesco Liffey Valley. Explore how Tesco has relocated categories and invested in fresh to drive improvements in shopper perception.
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Store of the month: September 2022: Lotte Zettaplex, Seoul, South Korea
01/09/2022
See inside our pick for September's store of the month, Lotte Zettaplex. It is a new store concept with many inspirational range areas and high impact execution. The format aims to provide unlimited choice for shoppers, providing reasons to encourage them back into large stores.
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Store of the month: August 2022, Naivas Foodmarket, Greenspan Mall, Kenya
11/08/2022
See inside our pick for August's store of the month, Naivas Foodmarket, Kenya. The new store concept is visually impressive, with a clear focus on fresh and enhanced store design.
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Store of the month: July 2022: Carulla FreshMarket, Medellín, Colombia
19/07/2022
See inside our pick for July's store of the month, Carulla FreshMarket, Medellín, Colombia. Be inspired by the store's exciting design which creates a memorable shopping experience, with a focus on sensory experiences, health, sustainability, AI technology, and exclusive third-party partnerships.
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Store of the month: June 2022: Shell Select, Fulham, UK
06/06/2022
See inside our pick for June's store of the month, Shell Select, Fulham, UK, Shell's first electric vehicle only station in the UK.
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Store of the month: May 2022: Bristol Farms, LA, USA
04/05/2022
See inside our pick for May’s store of the month, Bristol Farms, LA, USA, a new concept that blends foodservice and grocery perfectly.
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Store of the month: April 2022: Coop Monza Italy
06/04/2022
See inside our pick for April’s store of the month, Coop, Monza, Italy, the first autism-friendly supermarket in Europe.
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Store of the month: March 2022: Tops Market, Central Siracha, Thailand
11/03/2022
See inside our pick for March’s store of the month, Tops Market, Central Siracha, Thailand. It is an eco-friendly store based on a glasshouse concept – a first in the Siracha region.
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Store of the month: February 2022: Aldi Shop&Go, London, UK
28/02/2022
See inside our pick for February’s store of the month, Aldi Shop&Go, London, UK. It is the retailer’s first checkout-free store in the UK.
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Store of the month: January 2022: Asda, Milton Keynes, UK
05/01/2022
See inside our pick for January’s store of the month, Asda, Milton Keynes, UK. See how the new flagship store has been transformed from a functional hypermarket to a leisure oriented retail destination.
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Store of the month: December 2021: Carrefour Flash, Paris, France
21/12/2021
See inside our pick for December’s store of the month, Carrefour Flash, Paris, France. Carrefour opened its first frictionless store in partnership with AiFi with the promise is to “shop in 10 seconds, pay in 10 seconds”
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Store of the month: November 2021: PBX, Stockholm, Sweden
22/11/2021
See inside our pick for November’s store of the month, PBX, Stockholm, Sweden. Reitan Convenience has made one of its 'largest investments ever', by opening PBX, its sustainable convenience store of the future.
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Store of the month: October 2021: Hy-Vee, Iowa, USA
26/10/2021
See inside our pick for October’s store of the month, Hy-Vee, Iowa, USA. With an established reputation for innovation, US-based Hy-Vee has launched a new store format which reimagines the grocery store.
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Store of the month: September 2021: K-Citymarket, Tammisto, Finland
24/09/2021
See inside our pick for September’s store of the month, K-Citymarket, Tammisto, Finland. The retailer aims to have “the most customer-oriented food stores with store-specific business ideas”. The hypermarket has been refurbished to reflect its latest innovations and commitment to sustainability.
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Store of the month: August 2021: Aldi Corner Store, Sydney, Australia
27/08/2021
See inside our pick for August’s store of the month, Aldi Corner Store, Sydney, Australia. It’s the retailer’s first small-format store with a new layout and convenience-driven experience.
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Store of the month July 2021: Monop’, Paris, France
26/07/2021
See inside our pick for July’s store of the month, Monop’, Paris, France. It’s the latest convenience concept from Groupe Casino which brings together food-to-go, local products, services and an unmanned retail section that is open 24 hours daily.
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Store of the month June 2021: REWE, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany
01/07/2021
See inside our pick for June’s store of the month, REWE, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany. Be inspired by how the retailer build a sustainable supermarket with a farm on the roof.
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Store of the month May 2021: Eataly, London, UK
25/05/2021
See inside our pick for May’s store of the month, Eataly, London, UK. Be inspired by how the retailer attracts shoppers back into the City of London with its amazing counters, fresh ingredients and open kitchens.
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Store of the month April 2021: Coles, Moonee Ponds, Australia
27/04/2021
See inside our pick for April’s store of the month, Coles, Moonee Ponds, Australia. This store has been transformed to bring its “Together to zero” sustainability strategy into life.
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Store of the month March 2021: Carulla FreshMarket, Colombia
22/03/2021
See inside our pick for March’s store of the month, Carulla FreshMarket 140, Bogotá, Colombia. We look at the key features of Grupo Exito's first carbon neutral store, including promoting sustainability, using forward thinking technology and creating a memorable shopping experience.
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Store of the month: February 2021: Aldi, Shanghai, China
26/02/2021
See inside our pick for February’s store of the month, Aldi, Shanghai, China. We look at one of Aldi’s first physical store in China – a smaller, smarter store than traditional discount formats.
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Store of the month January 2021: GRIDSERVE, UK
27/01/2021
See inside our pick for January’s store of the month, GRIDSERVE, UK. We look at how the world’s first solely electric forecourt provides a strong retail offer and useful facilities for customers whose dwell time will be much longer than the current refuelling pitstop.
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Store of the month December 2020: Woolworths Metro, Australia
18/12/2020
See inside our pick for December’s store of the month, Woolworths Metro, Sydney, Australia. We look at how the retailer is making a marked shift towards locally-sourced neighbourhood supermarket with a full in-house bakery and a range specifically designed to meet needs of the neighbourhood.
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Watch: inside GIANT, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
27/11/2020
The GIANT Company has recently remodelled its flagship store in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Watch to see how the retailer has enhanced its fresh food offer, developed a new food court and introduced a self-service 'Tap Wall'.
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Store of the month November 2020: Morrisons Market Kitchen, Manchester
19/11/2020
See inside our pick for November’s store of the month, Morrisons Market Kitchen. We look at how Morrisons is setting new expectations for how to combine an innovative foodservice operation within a compact supermarket format.
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Store of the month October 2020: Grupo Éxito Wow, Colombia
22/10/2020
See inside our pick for October’s store of the month, Grupo Éxito Wow, Laureles. We look at how the retailer is innovating and investing in technology to simplify the shop, integrating retail and foodservice, and showcasing strength in private label.
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Watch: inside Walmart's Supercenter of the future
08/10/2020
Walmart has revealed a new look and feel for its US Supercenters, with inspiration taken from airports to help its shoppers complete a fast and easy trip. We look at the key features of the concept and what they mean for the business.
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Store of the month September 2020: Amazon Fresh, USA
17/09/2020
See inside our pick for September’s store of the month, Amazon’s first Amazon Fresh grocery store. We look at how Amazon is creating a seamless, convenient shopping experience.
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Retail execution at EatWell by Schnucks, Columbia, USA
25/08/2020
See inside the new concept which Schnuck Markets has developed to target the competitive natural foods segment.
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Raley's ONE Market, Truckee, CA, USA
20/07/2020
Regionally-based Raley's has launched a new format store centred on transparency, health and education. We take a look inside at some of the key features.
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Inside Amazon Go Grocery, Seattle
05/03/2020
We visited Amazon’s new format, Amazon Go Grocery, to see how the retailer is deploying its just walk-out technology within a larger footprint.
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Inside Amazon Go in Manhattan, NYC
04/03/2020
IGD visited one of Amazon’s eight Go units in New York City, in the Chrysler-building.
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Inside Albert Heijn’s checkout-free store
24/01/2020
See how Albert Heijn is partnering with California-based tech company AiFi to trial a checkout-free autonomous store.
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