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Photos and commentary from five great stores in Canada and the US: -> Whole Foods Market, Pasadena -> Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto -> Safeway, San Francisc -> Nations Fresh Foods, Toronto -> Trader Joe’s, New York

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© IGD 2014March 2014

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© IGD 2014

Who we are

Hello and welcome to IGD

IGD is a research and training charity that helps the food and consumer goods industry deliver the needs of the public. We use our insight and expertise to ensure it is equipped to flourish in today’s fast-changing world

We work with leading retailers and manufacturers around the world to provide insights across the total supply chain – from operational best practice to commercial and strategic excellence.

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– Online insight services – covering retail, supply chain and shopper

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Seeking inspiration

• In tough and competitive grocery markets, retailers and manufacturers are continually striving for the latest innovation to unlock shopper spend

• Seeking simple innovations that can help add one more item to the shopping basket

• In this presentation we look at five stores that stood out on recent study trips, providing new ideas for areas such as

– Format development

– Pricing strategies and promotions

– Shopper engagement

– Customer communication

– New merchandising and display techniques

Source: IGD Research

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1. Whole Foods Market, Pasadena

Source: IGD Research

This store features an outstanding fresh produce department, including a juice bar, while the first floor features an array of foodservice options including a wine and tapas bar, and an extensive collection of craft beers The retailer’s push to demonstrate stronger value credentials is evident in this store and is

a great case study of how a quality orientated retailer is seeking to broaden its appeal.

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2. Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

Source: IGD Research

This flagship stores features many unique elements including an 18ft wall of cheese, a patisserie, tea emporium, chocolate which can be chiselled by the chunk, and an artisan bakery. The scale of this

stores adds a sense of drama and provides a great backdrop for what is one of the most visually outstanding grocery stores in North America.

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3. Safeway, San Francisco

Source: IGD Research

Safeway’s evolving customer-centric approach has provided the retailer with many growth levers to pull on, particularly its clustering, localisation and personalisation initiatives. Many of these are being

brought to life at its stores in the San Francisco area, including its re-designed centre store offer, an enhanced premium proposition and an improved Asian and Hispanic offer.

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4. Nations Fresh Foods, Toronto

Source: IGD Research, Nations Fresh Foods

In one of North America’s most ethnically diverse cities, Nations Fresh Foods aims to bridge the gap between different shopper groups, offering both specialist ranges and mainstream brands. Foodservice

is particularly strong in this store, with the retailer providing a modern twist on an element that is closely associated with specialist ethnic stores.

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5. Trader Joe’s, New York

Source: IGD Research

No study tour is complete without a visit to Trader Joe’s. Although its small format stores, almost exclusively private label offer and strong value perceptions are not in themselves unique, the way in

which these elements are blended together at Trader’s Joes , layered with outstanding customer service creates a differentiated grocery retailing proposition.

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