About formats

In the retail industry, each brand identifies a hierarchy of formats, all having their own characteristics. The typical characteristics per format are listed here, but brands may differentiate in the exact definition.

Convenience stores and express formats

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Convenience stores and express formats are smaller local stores.

  • Stores with a smaller assortment

  • Convenient formats are found in smaller villages, city centers or for example holiday resorts

  • Express formats are typically found in places with high traffic

Typical size:

  • Floor area: ≤ 500 m2

  • Light points: ≤ 200

Supermarkets

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Stores in this format are typically larger supermarkets, fashion, and DIY retail formats.

  • Stores with a large assortment

  • Supermarkets and fashion retails found in all kinds of shopping areas, e.g., city centers

  • DIY retails mostly found at the edges of a town

Typical size:

  • Floor area: 500 to 3,000 m2

  • Light points: 200 to 1,000

Hypermarkets

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This format includes all very large stores that often have more assortments than groceries alone, or department stores.

  • Stores with multiple assortments

  • Hypermarkets/Wholesalers mostly found at the edges of a town

  • Department stores often in the city centers

Typical size:

  • Floor area: 3,000 to 10,000+ m2

  • Light points: 1,000 to 5,000+