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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: 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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Presentations

Walmart bets big on the future of physical retail
16/11/2023
While many retail analysts and industry experts have predicted the death of the hypermarket, Walmart, the world's leading grocer, has doubled down on the future of the format. We recently visited two of the retailers' flagship Supercentres and in this report we explore the ways that Walmart is reviving the format and making its stores destinations where customers want to spend their time.
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Is this the blueprint for supermarket retailing in the US?
11/09/2023
Through its subsidiary, The Giant Company, and its Giant supermarket banner, Ahold Delhaize gives us a sense of the direction of travel for US supermarkets in the coming years.
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Lidl Skyland: where sustainability meets value
04/07/2023
Lidl’s award winning eco-friendly store and its first in the US capital, Washington DC.
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Mainstream vs ultra-premium: the Albertsons banner challenge
17/05/2023
We explore how one of America’s leading supermarket operators is delivering differentiation and what this means for its trading partners.
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BevMo! + GoPuff: a winning combination for quick commerce?
03/04/2023
How GoPuff is optimising its acquisition of BevMo!
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Target’s small store transformation
09/02/2023
Target opened its first small-format store almost 10 years ago, targeting city-dwellers and university towns. With 145 locations, it recently opened a flagship store in New York’s Times Square district.
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Five ways the Walmart Supercenter is changing
30/11/2022
We look at the changes the retailer is making to its US hypermarkets, an operation which accounts for over half of its global sales. These include investments in store design, technology and developing new businesses.
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How Whole Foods Market is bringing back retail theatre
03/11/2022
We step inside one of the retailer's new store developments to see how it's using store design to create a bold new look.
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How Kroger developed an urban supermarket concept
13/10/2022
Discover the elements which Kroger prioritised as it rethought its traditional approach to format development.
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Flexing the Amazon Go format
08/09/2022
Discover how Amazon has adapted its core urban convenience format for a suburban location.
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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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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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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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Optimising Walmart's retail technology leadership
21/07/2020
As Walmart Canada looks to implement many of the technologies that have proved successful for Walmart in the US, we look at how the retailer has built its leadership in this area and what else Walmart Canada could draw-on to make a step-change in its business.
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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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