PG Store Design Spotlight: Schnucks Kehrs Mill

Runner-up, Best Overall Design (Under 50,000 Square Feet)

Schnucks Kehrs Mill

Owner: Schnuck Markets Inc.

Neighborhood: Ballwin, Mo.

Designer: api(+)

PG’s Favorite Design Element: A 5,000-square-foot mezzanine overlooks the produce area. This standout architectural feature has inviting seating areas and plays host to dining and community events such as cooking classes and town meetings.

Most Progressive Features

The store design conveys a focus on food expertise. The prepared foods lineup features Schnucks’ expert chefs and includes a pizzeria, Sandwich Express featuring Boar’s Head products and a Schnucks Cooks demonstration station. In addition to traditional fresh foods selections such as produce, there’s a cheese island, an olive bar, an aged beef cooler, an expansive wine and liquor selection, and a wine-tasting counter.

Hot Trends

LED lighting highlights product color and texture, and architectural features. Oriented strand board, a sustainable wood particle board, and other materials with high-recycled content were used for signage and decor. Green building systems, including water-conserving plumbing features in the restrooms, heat reclaim tanks that capture and use waste heat to help heat water, and motion sensor control lighting in parts of the store were implemented to make this a truly eco-friendly store.