The supercenters offer a wide variety of food, as well as nonfood merchandise. These stores average more than 150,000 square feet and typically devote as much as 40 percent of the space to grocery items. Warehouse Store A store with more than 1,500 items, primarily dry grocery, with some perishables. Small gross margin and workforce. Most have scanner checkouts.
Warehouse stores tend to eliminate frills and concentrate on price appeal.
Offers specialty departments and extensive services. Combination Store Same as a superstore but the space devoted to nonfood items is 40 percent or more of total. Evolved from combination food and drug stores through common checkout. Membership is offered to both businesses and consumers. Progressive Grocer's 1999 Marketing Guidebook and Competitive Edge, May 1999.