In April 2019, work began on the construction of the Hannaford Supermarket located at the corner of West Chestnut and Turin Streets in Rome, New York. The store is located on the site of the former Rose Hospital and Walsh Day Hab Center, which relocated to 8234-36 Turin Rd. a year prior. The store opened on June 20, 2020.
All pictures taken on November 20, 2020.
Two-faced exterior with the left entrance used for employees and vendors only due to COVID concerns. A health ambassador was present in the main entrance which housed the cart bay, so no picture there.
Cart Tax: As this is a newer store, this location uses Instore carts (INS147 at top, IS2 at bottom).
Looking straight ahead, we start with the produce area, which has grey-washed woodgrain flooring and umbrella-styled displays on the ceilings.
Signage promotes "local" produce.
Meat department, with iconography of animals representing cuts of meat.
Service deli and "Hannaford Kitchen".
The deli also includes "fine cheese", from goats to sheep to cows.
Bakery area is along the back wall like the two aforementioned service departments. Off-camera to the right is the service area.
First half of the dairy area, with the typical farm fresh platitudes.
The remainder of dairy is along the left wall, with grey-washed wood paneling with more natural and organic platitudes.
HBA, with health quotes on the blue cube signage.
Hannaford Pharmacy signage, with "Pharmacy" in front of the Hannaford name, giving them a layered appearance.
HBA is split in two, with yellow tile in one section and blue tile in the other.
Kitchen Café, which is not in use due to their response to COVID.
Front end, with self-checkout bullpens and seven manned checkouts.
"Thanks for shopping Rome Hannaford". Check in later for another supermarket post!
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Like this one! In the current retail world, that store design looks quite unorthodox.
ReplyDeleteThat makes the current retail world sound bleek and depressing, which it kind of is. Kind of sets them apart from the grey/brown slop in retail.
DeleteWell it does a bit, that I agree with. I will say however, they also look flashy, but in a rather stuffy way which doesn't carry the fun of past retail designs.
DeleteBesides the pharmacy, that sums it up. Some of it feels more like what would have opened around 2008 to me.
BatteryMill beat me to it, but I was going to say pretty much the same thing -- hard to believe this store opened in 2020, with that décor. I actually really like it; supermarket décor should be colorful and inviting, and this package checks every box for that. I'm not a fan of the trend in most other retail to make everything grayscale and minimalistic.
ReplyDeleteHehe, anyhow it's nice to see that! Hopefully things do turn around.
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