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Fairway Market

A space that shops like a fun treasure hunt, but is not off-putting or difficult to navigate

Client
Fairway Market
Shown
Brooklyn NY
Services
Grocery Store Design • Supermarket Décor and Signage Production • Commercial Installation
A bold welcome sign and seasonal merchandising create an inviting arrival at the Fairway entrance.
Store Welcome: A bold welcome sign and seasonal merchandising create an inviting arrival at the Fairway entrance.

Store Welcome

A bold welcome sign and seasonal merchandising create an inviting arrival at the Fairway entrance.

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Brick, hand-painted graphics, and specialty displays highlight Fairway’s fresh mozzarella and artisanal cheese selection.
Fresh Mozzarella: Brick, hand-painted graphics, and specialty displays highlight Fairway’s fresh mozzarella and artisanal cheese selection.

Fresh Mozzarella

Brick, hand-painted graphics, and specialty displays highlight Fairway’s fresh mozzarella and artisanal cheese selection.

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Bold blue graphics and suspended category markers organize the expansive refrigerated dairy department.
Dairy Market: Bold blue graphics and suspended category markers organize the expansive refrigerated dairy department.

Dairy Market

Bold blue graphics and suspended category markers organize the expansive refrigerated dairy department.

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A vivid hanging sign turns the specialty olive and pickle bar into a distinctive destination within the produce area.
Olive & Pickle Bar: A vivid hanging sign turns the specialty olive and pickle bar into a distinctive destination within the produce area.

Olive & Pickle Bar

A vivid hanging sign turns the specialty olive and pickle bar into a distinctive destination within the produce area.

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Large department lettering brings seafood and full-service butcher offerings together within Fairway’s fresh-food experience.
Seafood & Butcher: Large department lettering brings seafood and full-service butcher offerings together within Fairway’s fresh-food experience.

Seafood & Butcher

Large department lettering brings seafood and full-service butcher offerings together within Fairway’s fresh-food experience.

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Oversized deli and smoked-fish graphics give the service counter strong visibility while emphasizing Fairway’s fresh-food selection.
Deli & Seafood: Oversized deli and smoked-fish graphics give the service counter strong visibility while emphasizing Fairway’s fresh-food selection.

Deli & Seafood

Oversized deli and smoked-fish graphics give the service counter strong visibility while emphasizing Fairway’s fresh-food selection.

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Large-scale typography clearly identifies the deli while refrigerated cases showcase meats, cheeses, and prepared specialties.
New York Deli: Large-scale typography clearly identifies the deli while refrigerated cases showcase meats, cheeses, and prepared specialties.

New York Deli

Large-scale typography clearly identifies the deli while refrigerated cases showcase meats, cheeses, and prepared specialties.

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Fresh juice service and adjacent café seating create a convenient place for shoppers to grab a drink and stay awhile.
Juice & Café: Fresh juice service and adjacent café seating create a convenient place for shoppers to grab a drink and stay awhile.

Juice & Café

Fresh juice service and adjacent café seating create a convenient place for shoppers to grab a drink and stay awhile.

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Rustic brick, bold graphics, and refrigerated merchandising create an energetic setting for Fairway’s specialty cheese offerings.
Cheese Shop: Rustic brick, bold graphics, and refrigerated merchandising create an energetic setting for Fairway’s specialty cheese offerings.

Cheese Shop

Rustic brick, bold graphics, and refrigerated merchandising create an energetic setting for Fairway’s specialty cheese offerings.

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Bright environmental graphics and abundant merchandising showcase Fairway’s imported and local cheese selection.
Cheese Market: Bright environmental graphics and abundant merchandising showcase Fairway’s imported and local cheese selection.

Cheese Market

Bright environmental graphics and abundant merchandising showcase Fairway’s imported and local cheese selection.

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Brick, wood, dimensional lettering, and specialty merchandising give the cheese department a distinctive market character.
Artisanal Cheese: Brick, wood, dimensional lettering, and specialty merchandising give the cheese department a distinctive market character.

Artisanal Cheese

Brick, wood, dimensional lettering, and specialty merchandising give the cheese department a distinctive market character.

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Large department graphics distinguish beer and dairy while maintaining a consistent signage system across neighboring categories.
Beer & Dairy: Large department graphics distinguish beer and dairy while maintaining a consistent signage system across neighboring categories.

Beer & Dairy

Large department graphics distinguish beer and dairy while maintaining a consistent signage system across neighboring categories.

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Bold orange graphics and oversized typography turn the bakery into a highly visible showcase for fresh baked goods.
Fresh Bakery: Bold orange graphics and oversized typography turn the bakery into a highly visible showcase for fresh baked goods.

Fresh Bakery

Bold orange graphics and oversized typography turn the bakery into a highly visible showcase for fresh baked goods.

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Chopped salads, handcrafted sandwiches, pizza, and fresh juice are organized into a clearly defined prepared-food destination.
Fresh Food Hub: Chopped salads, handcrafted sandwiches, pizza, and fresh juice are organized into a clearly defined prepared-food destination.

Fresh Food Hub

Chopped salads, handcrafted sandwiches, pizza, and fresh juice are organized into a clearly defined prepared-food destination.

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Layered department signage connects deli, soup, pizza, sandwiches, and other prepared foods within a lively marketplace setting.
Prepared Foods: Layered department signage connects deli, soup, pizza, sandwiches, and other prepared foods within a lively marketplace setting.

Prepared Foods

Layered department signage connects deli, soup, pizza, sandwiches, and other prepared foods within a lively marketplace setting.

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Oversized hanging graphics make express checkout easy to spot while reinforcing Fairway’s graphic, unpretentious personality.
Express Checkout: Oversized hanging graphics make express checkout easy to spot while reinforcing Fairway’s graphic, unpretentious personality.

Express Checkout

Oversized hanging graphics make express checkout easy to spot while reinforcing Fairway’s graphic, unpretentious personality.

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Large-scale illustrated signage gives customer service strong visibility while carrying Fairway’s urban visual language through the store.
Customer Service: Large-scale illustrated signage gives customer service strong visibility while carrying Fairway’s urban visual language through the store.

Customer Service

Large-scale illustrated signage gives customer service strong visibility while carrying Fairway’s urban visual language through the store.

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Oversized directional signage, branded messaging, and lane markers help customers navigate the busy front end.
Checkout Zone: Oversized directional signage, branded messaging, and lane markers help customers navigate the busy front end.

Checkout Zone

Oversized directional signage, branded messaging, and lane markers help customers navigate the busy front end.

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A bold Fairway mural and warm wood finishes give the checkout area a memorable New York-inspired backdrop.
Front-End Finish: A bold Fairway mural and warm wood finishes give the checkout area a memorable New York-inspired backdrop.

Front-End Finish

A bold Fairway mural and warm wood finishes give the checkout area a memorable New York-inspired backdrop.

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Large-scale branding gives the brick storefront a strong Fairway identity while maintaining the building’s neighborhood character.
Fairway Exterior: Large-scale branding gives the brick storefront a strong Fairway identity while maintaining the building’s neighborhood character.

Fairway Exterior

Large-scale branding gives the brick storefront a strong Fairway identity while maintaining the building’s neighborhood character.

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In designing the pre-existing space for Fairway Market in the Georgetown neighborhood in Brooklyn, KRS wanted to keep with the stores’ perfectly imperfect style. We learned that we needed to design a space that shopped like a fun treasure hunt, but was not off-putting or difficult to navigate.

Giving customers a treasure hunt layout may sound counterintuitive, but makes the Fairway stores an unassuming retail competitor.

Maintaining the brand’s unpretentious style, KRS had to showcase their signature products and services – an amazing array of fresh produce, New York deli, meats, fish, olive oils and kinds of vinegar, in-house roasted coffee varieties, imported specialties, and, of course, an impressive lineup of fresh-prepared foods and baked goods.

Join us for a walkthrough of the Fairway Market in Brooklyn's Georgetown neighborhood.

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Exploring the Uniquely Designed Fairway Market in Brooklyn: A Grocery Store Treasure Hunt