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Why Casa Santa Luzia is São Paulo’s most beloved supermarket
Offering the best products and with stained-glass windows bringing a splash of colour, Casa Santa Luzia makes supermarket shopping a joy.
Looking sharp
With its diverse produce and deep commitment to staff and the community, leading family-run supermarket chain Cactus could teach retailers around the world a thing or two.
Paradise Aisles
By turning the weekly shop into a pleasurable, plentiful and people-focused experience, German mini-chain Zurheide is foretelling the future of the supermarket.
Shelf life
Ditch self-checkouts, find ever better products and be nice – here’s how two players are rethinking the supermarket.
Winning team
A former sporting arena has been reborn in Toronto as the flagship store of Canadian supermarket Loblaws. The city’s traditional home of ice hockey now houses fresh produce instead of pucks.
Tills and Thrills
From futuristic cash-register technology to staff trained as vegetable sommeliers to exhibitors promoting their concoctions, Japan’s Supermarket Trade Show had the highest turnout yet and offers new ideas for an increasingly competitive industry.
What’s in store
Monocle highlights Tokyo's new star retailers, including a supermarket with a concierge, a childrenswear store with skilled staff, and a bookshop that stocks back issues of magazines.
