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Schnuck Markets zeroes in on fresh food, convenience in St. Louis remodels

Ground-breaking ‘Culinaria’ store being renamed ‘Schnucks Downtown’

Russell Redman

November 16, 2020

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At the Schnucks Downtown store, upgrades include expanded meat and seafood cases, new produce cases, self-checkouts and a self-service coffee bar.Schnuck Markets

Schnuck Markets is wrapping up remodels of two stores in the downtown and Central West End areas of St. Louis that will bring expanded fresh and prepared foods plus more self-service options.

Schnucks said Friday its “Culinaria” store at 315 North 9th St. in downtown St. Louis will be rebannered as “Schnucks Downtown.” Upgrades include a new sign and décor package, new and expanded meat and seafood cases, new produce cases and an enlarged grocery selection. Also being installed are self-checkouts and a new self-service Kaldi’s Coffee bar.

In addition, starting on Nov. 30, store hours will be extended to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, giving shoppers two more hours on Saturday and Sunday. Schnucks said that, with the name change, the company’s St. Louis metro weekly ad pricing will be offered at the Schnucks Downtown location beginning on Dec. 2.

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Additions in the Schnucks Lindell store include a service counter in the meat department.

Schnucks launched the Culinaria small urban store concept in August 2009. The two-level location, totaling about 27,000 square feet of retail space, featured a full grocery shopping experience but with a heavy emphasis on prepared foods, including hot food bars and other grab-and-go offerings. The store also offered Culinaria-brand products plus culinary education elements.

“We are constantly evaluating each of our stores and the communities we serve, and are excited to bring our St. Louis City customers newly remodeled supermarkets at each of these locations,” Schnucks Chairman and CEO Todd Schnuck said in a statement.

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The Central West End Schnucks store, located at 4171 Lindell Blvd., also will be getting a new décor package and enhanced deli department. The latter will include an expanded hot food selection, such as pizza, plus a new grab-and-go section and a new cheese island offering greater variety, Schnucks said. Other additions include a service meat counter in the meat department, fresh sushi in the seafood department and more self-checkout stations.

In support of the upgraded stores, customers at those locations can earn double Schnucks Rewards points for all purchases made from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, according to St. Louis-based Schnucks.

“As the only traditional grocer serving St. Louis City, we will continue to nourish the lives of these customers and invest in our many stores in the city, where our company was founded by my grandmother more than 80 years ago,” Schnuck added.

Overall, Schnuck Markets operates 112 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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