With any luck, one of these limited-assortment stores will soon come to a shopping center near you. Here are a six advantages of shopping at this new breed of grocery store.
1. Fewer Products Means Better Prices
A standard Save-A-Lot offers just 1,800 items -- 5 percent of the usual total. This minimalist offering reduces the required shelving, square footage and total overhead, a savings that's passed on to consumers.
2. Private-Label Foods
Most of the stock is limited to generic packaged foods, with a few national brands offered at reasonable prices. Thanks to the recession, many consumers have had a chance to compare the two and realized there isn't much difference, except the discount of 30 to 50 percent.
3. Less Meat, More Room
Meat and produce sections, which take up a lot of floor space and cost more to maintain, are small enough to keep customers satisfied. You'll have less choices than at massive-selection stores grocery chains, but who needs 35 varieties of beef, other than a cow?
4. Bag Your Own
Many countries automatically assume shoppers will bag their own groceries without harmful effects. Once you get used to the process, you can tailor distribution to your own needs. Most importantly, no baggers means reduced overhead.
5. Less Impulse Buying
With fewer products and less aggressive in-store marketing, shoppers are less likely to buy a product impulsively. Read "Gotcha! 7 In-Store Grocery Advertising Techniques" to see how larger grocery stores are luring you into such purchases.
6. Faster Shopping
Without such vast expanses to traverse, you'll save time and shoe leather. While the exercise isn't bad, running around trying to find products can be a waste of time and energy.
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