"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/21/2013 8:30 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>
>>> How is your grocery store laid out? At the Publix where I shop the
>>> meat, fish, dairy and produce is all at the back of the store. Those
>>> are the areas I primarily hit when I go shopping.
>>
>> In my nearest smkt, the first aisle from the front entrance door is
>> the fresh fruit and veg and leads straight on to the fresh meat and
>> fish. The onward route turns left, going past the cheese and dairy. This
>> is a pretty standard layout in the big-5 UK supermarkets including ASDA
>> (walmart owned); copies this US model
>>
>> http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/depart...ams/community-
>> health/mass-in-motion/kids-health/eat-better/grocery-shopping.html
>>
> Hmmm. Interesting. That is a US model of a grocery store? It's not at
> all like the one where I shop.
>
>> The UK economy smkts (like LIDL) usually have the opposite layout
>> where the fresh fruit, veg and meat are usually at the back (near the
>> storage dept) as far as possible from the entrance.
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
> Is "near the storage dept" supposed to be derogatory? Or "economy smkts"?
>
> To my way of thinking, locating those cold and fresh items towards the
> back of the store says "easily restocked". Near the loading dock and the
> coolers.

I've never seen that layout either.