Grocery store design requires a unique eye

Grocery store design requires a unique eye
Grocery store design requires a unique eye

Grocery store design requires a unique eye

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It seems there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the layout and design of supermarkets. What does supermarket design entail and why does an old Dominick’s have to be gutted before a Whole Foods can move in? We get some answers from grocery store consultant Jon Hauptman and Dan Phillips of Phillips Enterprises, Food Market Design. (Photo: Flickr/I-5 Design & Manufacture)