TOP 50 FOOD STORES IN THE WORLD
July 7, 2022The past 18 months have brought fundamental changes in consumer behaviors and in the perception of brick-and-mortar retail. While the pandemic kicked online shopping into high gear, the in-store experience remains as important as ever. To show that physical retail is very much alive, we have named the best 50 food stores around the world.
Called the Interstore | Schweitzer Collection, our list, established by an internal expert panel, ranks stores according to five criteria: atmosphere and space design; exceptional product presentation; expertise and craftsmanship; exciting ready-to-eat; and omnichannel and digital innovation. With this selection we, as a design and shopfitting company, would like to make a passionate statement for physical retail and inspire retailers all over the world.
“With business travel limited over the past 24 months due to the pandemic, our clients had been unable to seek the critical inspiration from international benchmarking that usually precede they’re major store investment programmes” says Nathan Watts, Creative Director at Interstore|Schweitzer. “To fill this gap, and to support ongoing demand for best-in-class retailing, we decided to apply our extensive international knowledge of food retail, resulting in this evolving selection of the very best stores from around the world.”
Here are the stores that have made it to the Top 50 in alphabetical order:
- Aldi Corner Store – Australia
2. Amazon Fresh – USA
3. Ametller Origen – Spain
4. Biltoki – France
5. Borough Market – UK
6. Bridge – Switzerland
7. Carrefour Market – Italy
8. Carulla Fresh Market – Colombia
9. Central Food Hall – Thailand
10. Coop Harastaden – Sweden
11. Cru – Holland
12. Culina at Como Dempsey – Singapore
13. Dallmayr – Germany
14. David Jones – Australia
15. Dunnes Cornelscourt – Ireland
16. Eataly – UK
17. Edeka Weserpark – Germany
18. Erewhon – USA
19. Exito Wow – Colombia
20. Farm Boy – Canada
21. Fresh Hippo – China
22. Frischeparadies – Germany
23. Globus – Switzerland
24. Goodwine – Ukraine
25. Harrods Food Halls – UK
26. Isetan, Shinjuku – Japan
27. Jagalchi Market – South Korea
28. Jumbo Foodmarket – Holland
29. KaDeWe Food Hall – Germany
30. La Boqueria – Spain
31. La Fromagerie – UK
32. La Grande Epicerie – France
33. Loblaws – Canada
34. Løgismose Vin – Denmark
35. Panzers Deli – UK
36. Pavillion Deli – UK
37. Perekrestok – Russia
38. Rewe Wiesbaden – Germany
39. Rob the Gourmet´s Market – Belgium
40. Santa Luzia – Brazil
41. Selgros – Poland
42. Sobeys – Canada
43. SSG Food Hall – South Korea
44. Tegut Theo – Germany
45. The Barn Bio – Belgium
46. Walmart – USA
47. Wegmans – USA
48. Wholefoods – USA
49. Zurheide – Germany
50. YOUR PICK!
