Architect & Design

COTTLEVILLE, Mo. -- Easier to shop. Easier to operate. Easier to build. These were three key principles behind the new prototype store for Schnuck Markets, Inc., a ground-up 63,000-square-foot unit that opened here today.

COTTLEVILLE, Mo. -- Easier to shop. Easier to operate. Easier to build. These were three key principles behind the new prototype store for Schnuck Markets, Inc., a ground-up 63,000-square-foot unit that opened here today.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Two independent supermarkets are among a select group of retailers being honored next month at the National Association of Store Fixtures Manufacturers¿ annual Retail Design Awards in Las Vegas.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The proposed building of a second Berkeley Bowl supermarket, an area landmark famous for its wide and unusual assortment, has unexpectedly hit a snag: a charge by local critics that owner Glenn Yasuda's plans to create a "superstore" that will flood the neighborhood with traffic from Interstate 80.

PITTSBURGH - Giant Eagle, Inc. has become the nation's first grocer to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Annette's Markets in Redlands, Calif. combines culture with cuisine to create an artistic shopping experience.

MINNEAPOLIS - To further its aggressive future growth strategy, Supervalu, Inc. has tapped a former Wal-Mart real estate director, Matthew Desmond, to serve as corporate v.p. of real estate. Supervalu's board of directors also elected Desmond as an officer of the company at its meeting on Aug. 11.

SEATTLE - Metropolitan Market will open the doors of its fifth and largest store to date in Federal Way's Dash Point Village Shopping Center here Aug. 18.