As I mentioned at the beginning, the weirdest part of this store's layout is how the produce department is basically just an aisle. Admittedly, it's a very wide aisle (probably about 4 times the normal width), and this isn't even the first time I've posted
a QFC like this... but it's still weird. The fact that it's bordered by open cases on one side and cases with doors on the other also looks a bit strange.
Narrow and enclosed/semi-enclosed produce departments were quite common in the 1970s and 1980s, but it is/was less common for one of the enclosed sides to be a refrigerated case like that over on the right!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to see a truly enclosed modern Kroger produce department, check out this Kroger in Louisiana! Link: https://goo.gl/maps/PTeA8Z5YdPPiVxxB6
Did you see the photos from this new Smith's Marketplace with Artisan decor that just opened in Nevada? This store looks stunningly terrible, but I suppose these images will be less of a surprise to you since you've seen Artisan deployed in an even larger store. Eww, this is bad! Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ZZvgjrQEEjGu6dVo9
Wow, that produce department just looks like a dark cave!
DeleteYeah, I have yet to see an Artisan store that I like, but that Smith's looks even worse than the Fred Meyer I visited! I think it's the oppressively dark ceiling that I don't like (in combination with the overall dark lighting used in newer Krogers), something that Retail Retell has also been talking about lately.