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NEED TO KNOW
building
urban market

Debates
and
definitions
to watch

Michigan-based Meijer is in the process of building its
new urban market concept Bridge Street Market. The
company broke ground on the Grand Rapids location
in July and anticipates a 2018 opening.

Superconsumers
10 percent of
consumers drive
30 to 70 percent

The 37,000-square-foot store will include 22-foot
ceilings, open air elements and a pedestrian-friendly
design. It will be a first-of-its-kind store in its region,
intended to deliver a convenient, fresh neighborhood
grocery option for those who live and work downtown. The store will anchor a development spanning
a city block located amid the city's current hub of
collaboration and mixed-use development.

of sales and 99
percent of insights.

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Bakery
numbers

$367
6
Spent per year

Subcategories of
products per year

68%
Say they love bread
and baked goods

Bridge Street Market will feature fresh produce, a deli,
fresh-cut meat, a bakery and full grocery offerings.

Drive-thru

c-store?

NACS contributor Frank Beard recently decided to
test his theory that c-store grab-and-go foods are the
quickest option for meals, topping even fast food
drive-thrus. For five consecutive weekdays he visited
three c-stores and three QSRs between the hours of 7
a.m. and 9:30 a.m..
He logged how long it took to pull into the parking lot,
purchase a breakfast sandwich and get back on the
road. On average, c-stores were 2.74 times quicker.
x The average c-store visit took exactly 2:00.
x The average drive-thru visit took 5:29.
x C-stores provided consistent, dependable performance with a range of 1:11. The quickest was 1:24
and the slowest was 2:35.
x Drive-thru times varied widely, from 2:01 to 13:32.

Convenience, health
drive prepared foods
Today's busy consumers want meals that are ready to
eat quickly- but they aren't willing to sacrifice healthfulness and other high standards.
Those are among the findings of a new report, "Top
Trends in Prepared Foods 2017," by London-based
GlobalData PLC.
While convenience remains paramount, consumers
also want their food to contain fresh and natural ingredients and to be prepared in ethically responsible ways,
according to the report, which recommends meal kits as
a way to address all of those needs.

About 6% of United States
consumers now identify
themselves as vegan.
Another trend cited in the report is reduced meat
consumption. About 6 percent of United States
consumers now identify themselves as vegan, up
from 1% in 2014. And in Germany, 44 percent of those
surveyed said they follow a low-meat diet, up from 26
percent in 2014.

Stores shopped at per year
IDDBA'S REPORT ON BAKERY,
CHEESE, DAIRY AND DELI
SUPERCONSUMERS WAS
PUBLISHED IN JULY.

The trend could lead to the mainstreaming of lab-grown
meat, according to the report, which cites a group of
entrepreneurs who hope to bring a lab-grown chicken
alternative to the market by 2022.

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