Tesco Metro is serving local needs

Tesco has tailored its grocery offer to the urban consumers living and working nearby. By introducing non-Tesco branding, Harris+Hoole coffee shop and The Euphorium Bakery, it is positioning itself as a more friendly neighbourhood store. Explore Tesco at Tooley street in London (GB).

Bilder & De Clercq, an innovative foodconcept

Bilder & De Clercq is a food store where it’s all about convenience for the customer. Each week there are 14 delicious recipes with the groceries per recipe table measured and packed for exactly one or two serving. Most ingredients are local and biological. The meals are pure and simple and they can be prepared at home in just 30 minutes. Explore Bilder & de Clercq in Amsterdam (NL).

In-store theatre at Whole Foods Market Piccadilly

Whole Foods has achieved its winning formula by stocking a huge range of brands and products often very difficult to get hold of elsewhere and taking a fresh approach to the grocery shopping process, setting its stores out like a posh food market and designing each store from scratch. Explore Whole foods Market near Piccadilly in London (UK).

Mom and Pop on the Internet, Emmas Enkel

The Emmas Enkel concept was conceived with the intention of reawakening the traditional corner shop experience with a contemporary twist. The vision was the return to a more emotional and less anonymous form of shopping after the displacement of small grocery stores by large discount stores and major retail chains. They combine the best from the good old ‘mom and pop’ shops with the benefits of modern technology and new media. Visit Emmas Enkel in Düsseldorf(GE).

A old-fashioned corner store with a modern twist

The small format stores, Stockbox's Grocers (Seattle, US) are placed throughout urban areas, to offer fresh produce, meal solutions, and grocery staples. Explore this convenience store

Giant Eagle Express

This is a small-scale, quick-stop neighborhood store format that smoothly blends a streamlined, fresh-market design with staple groceries, gas pumps and a drive-through pharmacy--all in a modern, innovative environment. Discover more about Giant Eagle Express...

Innovative convenience around the world

The convenience industry is growing faster than ever, as people lead busier and busier lifestyles. Within the sector there are many innovative and in some cases ‘whacky’ ideas. Read this article...

Giant Eagle Express

This is a small-scale, quick-stop neighborhood store format that smoothly blends a streamlined, fresh-market design with staple groceries, gas pumps and a drive-through pharmacy--all in a modern, innovative environment. Discover more about Giant Eagle Express...

Swiss Farms convenience store

Marrying drive-through convenience with a fresh-food emphasis was the goal behind Swiss Farms’ new prototype. Discover more about Swiss Farm's concept...

Wit Zwart Deli

A reception at home. A party with friends or family. Witzwartdeli makes your home a restaurant. Homemade goodies, delicious fresh, so clear and healthy eating. Delicious pastas, salads, award-winning olive oil, wine and savory pies. This is all packed into the beautiful interior of White Black Deli in Antwerpen (Belgium).

Source: WitZwartDeli

Carrefour to Launch Two New Store Concepts in France

French supermarket giant Carrefour announced that it is testing two new convenience store concepts in France, Carefour Express and Carrefour City Café.

Carrefour City Café, a combination supermarket and food hall, will offer over 700 takeaway food products including sandwiches, snacks, products that are ready to eat or heat, cold drinks and pastries. The 100-150 m2 stores offer a dining area and Wi-Fi. The stores will be located in city centers and open every dat. The first outlet will open in Bordeaux in December 2010.

The French retailer is also testing the Carrefour Express concept in cities and rural area. The stores will provide a top-up shopping offer and will be open from 8am - 9pm and on Sunday mornings. The 100-250 m2 stores will offer 3,500 products including the Carrefour Discount and Organic Selection lines. The first outlet will open in Poiters in January 2011.

Source: Carrefour

Brico City

Last November, Brico City opened its 9th shop in the National Street in Antwerp (Belgium). Despite its small sales area of only 320 m2 the shop has a lot to offer its customers. All standard ranges are available, albeit in a condensed version. Some new services were added, the key service, license plates, digital print of photos, recharge cards for mobile phones, stamps and public transport tickets. Service and customer satisfaction are key in the value proposition and therefore Brico is confident that this store will soon be established in this neighborhood of Antwerp.

Source: Brico

Cooking & Convenience

Cook&Go (Paris, France) is a new concept of a cooking workshop that enables you to do your shopping and your cooking in the same place and saving time. If daily cooking is a nightmare, Cook&Go offers you a convenient solution: ideas for recipes, fresh and natural ingredients at your disposal, no washing-up. You can focus on the fun and enjoyable part under supervision of the chef. You take along your meals at home in a special packaging suited for the fridge or deep frozen. The moment you want to have your meal, just follow the instructions.

Source: Cook&Go

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