Different Types of Supermarket Layout
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Layout | Description | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Grid | parallel aisles |
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Free-form | organization | customers need more to find products |
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Boutique | Displays arranged around a food specialty |
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poor use of space |
Which types of products are placed in each location in supermarkets?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 7-10.
7. quieter areas
8. end of aisles
9. middle shelves
10. near the entrance
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Solved Answers & Explanation
Question 1: Answer is traffic flows
Relevant Line: “The grid layout allows supermarkets to utilize floor space efficiently by providing the greatest amount of display space proportionate to aisle space. Also, this layout helps to manage traffic flows.”
Question 2: Answer is rush
Relevant Line: “The main weaknesses of the grid layout are the monotony of rows of aisles and the fact that it is easier for customers to rush through the supermarket without lingering.”
Question 3: Answer is random
Relevant Line: “Another layout pattern used by supermarkets is known as the free form. Here displays and aisles are arranged in a random pattern.”
Question 4: Answer is time
Relevant Line: “The good thing about this layout is that customers tend to spend more time in the store as they wander about looking for different products.”
Question 5: Answer is cost effective
Relevant Line: “Its main weakness is the inefficient use of space, which means it is less cost effective.”
Question 6: Answer is small areas
Relevant Line: “The advantage of this layout is that it divides parts of the store into small areas, which may be distinguished by changes in flooring or displays.”
Question 7: Answer is E
Relevant Line: “Items which consumers tend to spend more time considering before buying, such as Cosmetics, are usually placed away from the busy areas so that people can look at them in comfort.”
Question 8: Answer is F
Relevant Line: “Supermarket managers often place products which are not selling quickly enough at the end of aisles.”
Question 9: Answer is A
Relevant Line: “The eye level of the average woman is 1 meter 60 centimeters off the floor, which is the height of the middle shelves. So the things which cost more are placed here.”
Question 10: Answer is B
Relevant Line: “Itβs no accident that in nearly every supermarket the fruit and vegetable department is the first shoppers come to as they enter the store. These produce a greater profit than any other department.”