The Renewed Stockmann Delicatessen

Stockmann Delicatessen has opened its doors fully last september. The floorspace of the Delicatessen store has more than doubled. The new Herkku – Delicatessen has been spread out on one level covering the area all the way from the old department store via Keskuskatu to Akateeminen Book Store, all underground. The Bistro and Café inside the Delicatessen is a specialty, the first of its kind in Finland. There is also a new Quick Bistro on the look-out balcony by the Delicatessen and the Alko Liquor Store. You can get to the Delicatessen from the brand new Keskuskatu, the pedestrian street via the escalator through the renewed Deli-department. The Delicatessen and the Alko Liquor Store cover altogether 5000 m2 of commercial area.

Source: Stockmann Delicatessen

Inspired by Starbucks

It looks as though Starbucks is trying to shake off its image as a multinational coffee chain and instead focus more on a community personality. In its hometown of Seattle, Starbucks completely revamped one of their stores, 15th Ave Coffee & Tea (Seattle, US), even distancing their widely recognizable name from the store sign, only listing it as being “Inspired by Starbucks“

Source: 15th Ave Coffee & Tea

A convenience store for upscale shoppers

Chez Jean (Paris, France) is a convenience store, a cafe, a top-up shop and an emergency dinner ingredients shop. Launched in February 2009, it is the outcome of collaboration between the Casino Group and Relay. As well as functioning as a reasonably upscale convenience store, Chez Jean shoppers can benefit from unlimited free coffee with their breakfast, phone sockets for recharging mobiles, an in-store cash dispenser and free wi-fi access. At the heart of the store is a newspaper, lottery and flowers counter, which wraps around a heavily clad pillar. The rest of the store is zoned by hue, with a light coloured area for fast food and assisted service for chilled or hot dishes, while the darker coloured area is for self-service grocery. For the French, the name Chez Jean imparts a feeling of warmth and familiarity, coupled with no-frills surroundings. This may be stretching the import of a couple words, but as a retail proposition that would find favour with urban workers, this is a format that does seem to service a need. Open from 7am to 11pm, seven days a week, this 1,485 sq ft shop is unlike anything else in the centre of a French city.

Source: Retail Week

Slow Food Shop

Rosendals Trädgard (Stockholm, Sweden) is a slow Food Shop and Kafé that offers,homemade salads, quiches, bread and pastry. All vegetables are organically produced.

Source: Rosendals Trädgärd