Sobeys/Décor Guide

This page showcases the different store designs for Sobeys grocery stores. This page is ongoing, and currently doesn't have every store design as Sobeys has had many. 
Note: some locations might have a mix of multiple different store designs because of partial renovations. 
== Flexstore (2021-Present) ==
Availability: Semi-uncommon. This decor guide will become more common as more stores are renovated. However, most stores still use older decor guides. 
In 2018, Sobeys partnered with Interstore | Schweitzer to make a new store concept. The rollout of the store concept was delayed by COVID-19, but was eventually rolled out in 2021. The first store to use this concept was in Orangeville, Ontario. Since then, many locations in the Maritimes and Western Canada have also adopted this store design. 
=== Exterior===
The exterior walls are painted gray. The upper area of the wall has white squares with a black outline. The Sobeys pharmacy sign is square with a green background, Sobeys pharmacy symbol, and white text. The Main entrance has two large rectangular pillars on ether side of the entrance which have images of farmlands. Above the entrance is a gray facade which has a Sobeys logo centered on it. 
===Interior===
On the interior, there are tall brown ceilings . LED lighting is hung on the ceiling which lightens up the store. Off-white floor tiles are used. In some sections, brown or gray tile is used instead. Isle markers are rectangles. On the left, there is a green rectangle which has the isle number. the rest of the sign is black with white lettering in all capital letters which shows products in that isle. Walls are painted gray-brown with a large white stripe across the wall. A variety of different colours are used for department signs. Letters for department signs use all capital letters and are lit-up. This excludes dairy and frozen sections which use lower case lettering. 
The pharmacy has gray and brown flooring. The department sign has a beige background with tree branches engraved on the sign. The pharmacy signage is lit-up and uses lower-case lettering.
Checkout lights are oval prism shaped. They use a green background with white numbers. The top of the light is lit-up. 
==Glass box 2.0 (2017-2021)==
Availability: Uncommon. Only a few stores ever used this design as it was only used for five years. 
The glass box 2.0 design was introduced in 2017. 
=== Exterior ===
The exterior walls are painted a lighter brown with beige accents. There are windows to the left of the entrance (where the checkouts are) there are gray stone pillars between the windows. The pharmacy sign is the same as the flex store design. 
The main entrance is a large glass cube. One part juts out where the shopping carts are stored. A green trimming is above the entrance and goes around the cube. Above this trimming is another glass section where the Sobeys sign is. A gray trimming is at the very top of this cube. 
=== Interior ===
The interior design is the same as the "Better Food for All" decor guide. The only difference is the ceilings and walls are painted gray instead of brown and beige. 
=="Better Food for all" (2013-2017)==
Availability: Semi-uncommon. All stores built during this time used this design, and some stores were renovated with this design. However, its still not too common.
The "Better Food for all" decor guide was introduced in 2013 along with the Better Food for all slogan which was made on the same year. 
===Exterior===
The front exterior walls are painted brown. The sides and back walls are painted gray instead. Gray brick trimming is along the bottom of the walls. The main entrance has two rectangular windows on ether side of the doors. The facade has white/gray tile. Above the entrance doors is the Sobeys logo.
===Interior===
Most of the flooring is off-white tile. The produce section and some other specialty sections use brown tile with some green and gray tiles along the perimeter of the section. Ceilings and walls are painted brown. LED lighting is used throughout the store. Isle Markers are black rectangles with a brown square which has the isle number. Products are in rectangles of various pastel colours with black text. In some stores, these pastel colours are replaced with black rectangles and white text instead. 
Departments signs are black rectangles. The department is in all lower case letters with white text. A drawing of an item associated with the department is below the text. And there's a photo of another thing associated with the department to the left. Throughout the department walls, there are more pictures of various groceries. 
The pharmacy has an aqua blue theme with white all lower case text for the department sign. This the only time a blue theme was used for the pharmacy.
Checkout lights are oval-prism shaped with brown wood grain and white numbers. The top of the prism is white and lit-up. Its more common to see this design with a circle for the checkout light instead because of partial renovations. 
=="Ready to Serve" (2002-2013)==
Availability: Very Common. As this decor guide was used for over a decade, many locations were renovated with this design, and lots of Sobeys stores were opened. Today, most stores use this design. However, this design will eventually become less common as more stores are renovated with the flex store design. 
This decor guide was introduced in 2002 along with the "Ready to Serve" slogan. The decor guide was inspired by the Publix design used at the time. In the late 2000s, this design went through a revision to modernize it. 
===Exterior (2002-200x)===
The exterior walls are fully made of brown brick, with brick pillars. A beige brick design is used towards the top of the wall (Some locations used brown brick for the design as well) a white trimming is used at the top of the wall. 
For the main entrance, there are two large brick pillars on either side, a green awning is above the entrance which has "Ready to Serve" in white text. the top of the facade comes to a point like a triangle. The Sobeys logo is forest green coloured and is placed above the green awning. 
The pharmacy sign is either purple with white text or green with the text "Sobeys Pharmacy." Both of these designs seemed to be used at the same time. 
===Exterior (200x-2013)===
The revision of this design is similar, but with a few differences. The green awning no longer has the "Ready to Serve" text, as the slogan was discontinued. The exterior wall is now only half brown brick, the upper half uses beige siding with windows that weren't there in the first design. 
===Interior (2002 - 200x)===
Off-white tile is used for most of the floor. Some parts, such as the bakery section use a brown and beige checkerboard pattern. A white ceiling is used with incandescent lighting. The walls of the store are painted gray. Isle markers are rectangles. A green rectangle is used at the top with white numbers. The rest of the rectangle is black with white text showing the products in that isle. In the pharmacy section, the rectangle uses a purple theme instead. 
Department signs have two separate rectangles. One rectangle, which has a different colour depending on the department, shows the department name in white text. Another line of text has a slogan to go along with the department. For example "From subtle to bold - Cheese" and "Ready when you are - Frozen Food." The second rectangle has a picture associated with the department. 
The pharmacy uses a purple theme. The following text will usually be displayed in this section: "Prescriptions - For you and your family" "Have your prescriptions filled while you shop." 
Checkout lights are green circles with white numbers.
===Interior (200x - 2013)===
There are a couple differences with the second version of this theme. Incandescent lighting is replaced with LED lighting instead. Checkout lights are made up of a square and 2 rectangles. The bottom rectangle is brown. The middle square is green and has white numbers. The top rectangle is lime green and lights up. 
Category:Decor Guides