Increasing emphasis is being placed on in-store catering, both as a revenue stream and as a footfall driver. For example, bookstore retailer Waterstone’s has increased the floor space dedicated to catering in order to help build its reputation as a destination leisure venue; this has in part been motivated by the need to counteract increasing competition from non-traditional online retailers. A similar story is evident amongst high street music ...
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Who Visits In-Store Catering Outlets?
Reasons for Eating at In-Store Restaurants
Attitudes Towards Eating Out
In-Store Catering Targeting Opportunities
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Department Stores and Variety Stores
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Bookstores
Garden Centres and DIY Stores
Furniture Stores
In-Store Catering Contract/Retail Caterers
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Appendix – In-Store Catering Targeting Opportunities
9th August 2011
“‘Retail theatre’, whilst not a new concept, has been increasingly employed in recent years as a strategy to counteract declining high street sales. A contemporary, frequently changing food offer can help stores to promote a sense of experience and ‘retail-tainment’. ” 
19th November 2010
With in-store catering outlets often placed in out-of-the-way locations, operators need to focus on strategies which re-engage with consumers such as taster stalls near the entrance of the shop. |
Tiered pricing structures (offering both a range of value and premium products as well as a core menu) should allow operators to protect margins while also trying to encourage the 50% of consumers who have cut back on their frequency of eating out in the last year, to eat out more often.
