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or many people, grocery stores
are the retailers they visit most.
Americans, in particular, probably
imagine entering into a produce
department, swinging left or right
to make their way around the perimeter to specialty departments, and slogging up
and down aisles. And typically, most supermarkets have the checkout counters right up front,
taking up valuable real estate from more appealing spaces that stand to generate more revenue.
But Italy's oldest grocery chain Esselunga is betting that transposing its interior will make a
difference in sales and customer satisfaction.
With its nearly 50,000-sq.-ft. Superstore in
Brescia, Italy, Esselunga has brought a café and
gathering area to the entrance, while shifting its
checkout counters 90 degrees to the right in the
store. For the transformation, Esselunga partnered
with Sydney-based Landini Associates, which
wanted to bring celebrating food to the forefront.

Landini Associates is no stranger to developing food retail spaces, having collaborated with
many other global players, such as Loblaws, ALDI
and Selfridges.
"In the case of supermarkets, placing payment
stations in the most prominent and valuable space
would seem, to us at Landini, not to make sense,"
Mark Landini, creative director, said in a statement. "So, we agreed with our client to change
this. The front of any high street store is its shop
window, normally a place where its product is promoted. That's all we did here; promote Esselunga's
ability to make great food."
Esselunga's affinity for all things food is further
displayed in the new checkout area, where giant
screens feature glimpses behind the scenes of food
production from farm to factory and into Esselunga
stores. It's an educational and entertaining way for
customers to spend their time in the checkout area,
which is arguably not most customers' favorite.
In addition to an updated Bar Atlantic café

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design:retail - July/August 2020
Contents
From the Editor In Search of Inspiration
Happenings The Creatology Report
We Love This!: NIWAKA
Site Visit: Breitling
Sustainability: Ace & Tate
Perspectives: A Q&A with Denny Gerdeman
Hands-On: Valentine
Digital Design: Miele
Connected Store: AiFi
Next Wave: Brookfield Properties/ FIT:MATCH
The Future of Retail
Capital One Café
Esselunga Superstore
Product Roundup
Moment
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Intro
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design:retail - July/August 2020 - Cover2
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 1
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Contents
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 3
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 4
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 5
design:retail - July/August 2020 - From the Editor In Search of Inspiration
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 7
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Happenings The Creatology Report
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 9
design:retail - July/August 2020 - We Love This!: NIWAKA
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 11
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Site Visit: Breitling
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 13
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Sustainability: Ace & Tate
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 15
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Perspectives: A Q&A with Denny Gerdeman
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 17
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Hands-On: Valentine
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 19
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Digital Design: Miele
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 21
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Connected Store: AiFi
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 23
design:retail - July/August 2020 - Next Wave: Brookfield Properties/ FIT:MATCH
design:retail - July/August 2020 - 25
design:retail - July/August 2020 - The Future of Retail
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design:retail - July/August 2020 - 28
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design:retail - July/August 2020 - Capital One Café
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design:retail - July/August 2020 - Esselunga Superstore
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design:retail - July/August 2020 - Product Roundup
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