What makes a supermarket

Click here to view CSPI's healthy checkout resources. This graphic calls out some of the sneaky strategies supermarkets use to get people to buy more, plus includes smart shopping strategies. Please share the graphic through social media, blog posts, and presentations.

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April 13, 2 mins read. When it comes to inventory, grocery stores order based on demand, whereas supermarkets and hypermarkets order inventory in bulk to ensure that they are always overstocked. When it comes to supermarket vs. Supermarkets are large, hypermarkets are massive. Another difference is that supermarkets and hypermarkets are typically part of a large chain, and as a result profit margins tend to be lower because of low prices.

Grocery stores are typically independent and tend to have higher prices since they do less of a volume business. One final distinction in the supermarket vs. Many hypermarkets, such as Costco, resemble large warehouses that are impersonal. Supermarkets, on the other hand, are typically decorated to be warm and inviting, so they can attract more customers.