Unusually, this store has both underground and rooftop parking (though I believe the upper lot is intended mainly for the businesses on that level). Much like at the Broadway Market store to the north, the elevators connecting the parking levels pass right through the QFC salesfloor, something that I'm sure seemed reasonable when the store was open 24 hours, but I'm not sure how it operates now that the store is open relatively limited hours (though still much longer hours than local Safeways tend to be).
I'm not sure how this part of the store ended up with what appears to be some sort of mashup of the bakery graphics and the produce color scheme...
I'm not sure how I would rate this implementation of Bountiful elevator decor! While I think it looks a bit more boring than the downstairs Urban Mix elevator decor at the River Oaks Kroger in Houston (subject of the December The Year of Kroger post at HHR), it is certainly better than the upstairs elevator decor, or non-decor, at the same store! Link: https://houstonhistoricretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0859-jpeg.webp
ReplyDeleteAll in all, it is quite strange seeing elevator decor at any Kroger though even though at least a couple of Houston stores do have publicly accessible ones. Clearly Kroger isn't spending much time designing elevator decor when they make these decor packages!
I didn't know any Kroger packages had specific elevator decor, but that Urban Mix store clearly does! I suppose it's not surprising that it would be Urban Mix since that package was designed with denser urban stores in mind, but I don't think they did anything like that for the elevators at the Kirkland store that was the prototype for Urban Mix.
DeleteDefinitely strange seeing the bakery stencils on the produce wall color -- but I don't mind it...
ReplyDeleteI quite like this design, actually!
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