In short
KRS is an award-winning grocery design partner, turning supermarkets into food destinations that draw customers and grow sales.
From brand strategy and environmental design through fixture & décor production, foodservice layout & equipment, certified installation, and site survey, KRS manages every phase of a grocery launch, remodel, or rollout under one roof, on time and on budget.
Fresh St. Market, Vancouver, an award-winning food destination by KRS.
Food, beverage, and brand zones built to replicate across a chain
A Vancouver flagship built to become a food destination
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The café and juice bar, an immersive food experience at the store’s heart.
Georgia Main Food Group needed a Vancouver House store that would serve thousands of nearby residents operationally, and become an immersive food experience that draws customers from the wider Granville district and north Vancouver.
KRS designed an immersive, food-forward environment, marquee moments, a café and juice bar, and fresh departments as destinations, engineered, prototyped, lit, produced, and installed as one program.
Now open, the store has become a food destination for the district, and the new exemplar of the ultimate Fresh St. Market store. It was honored by the Retail Design Institute’s International Design Awards.
The landscape
Grocery isn’t a stock-up chore anymore. It’s an experience.
Shoppers choose the store that feels like a destination, fresh formats front and center, prepared-food and café programs, and a sense of place that reflects the neighborhood. Winning that choice means design that performs operationally and pulls people in, executed consistently whether it’s one flagship or a regional remodel program.
Fresh St. Market – Vancouver House: An Award-Winning Grocery Store Experience
Food as destination
Prepared foods, cafés, and tasting moments turn a grocery run into an outing.
Fresh, front & center
Produce, deli, and bakery lead the layout, merchandising perishables as the hero.
Local identity
Store environments that reflect their neighborhood build loyalty and stand apart.
Remodel while open
Phased design and install that keeps the doors open and sales flowing.
From first measurement to grand opening
Site survey
3D Matterport as-builts and condition data, baseline documentation, pre-acquisition due diligence, and post-completion verification.
Learn more → 02Store design
Food zones, beverage programs, and branded environmental graphics, planned for every format, small urban to large highway.
Learn more → 03Layout & equipment
Coffee bars, hot food modules, fountain beverage, grab-and-go, layout and equipment specified together, operational from day one.
Learn more → 04Production
Custom fixtures, décor packages, seasonal graphics kits, and signage, fabricated in-house, packaged per store.
Learn more → 05Installation
Certified crews hit grand-opening dates, signage, décor kits, and fixture packages across multi-state rollouts.
Learn more →Trusted by leading grocery & supermarket brands
Honored across grocery & supermarket design
Best Supermarket Design
Fresh St. Market, Vancouver, BC
Best Overall Store Design
Store attribution pending
Best International Store
Store attribution pending
Best Hybrid Concept
Store attribution pending
Best Conversion, Natural/Organic
Store attribution pending
Ranked a Top Retail Design Firm
Firm-wide honor
Does KRS provide grocery store design and build services?
Yes. KRS delivers full grocery store solutions: design, fixture fabrication, décor production, and installation, for new builds and remodels.
Do you offer project management for supermarket projects?
Yes. KRS manages the entire lifecycle, planning and design through installation and launch, under one Client Services team for efficiency and consistency.
Can KRS remodel a store while it stays open?
Yes. KRS phases design, production, and certified installation to keep stores trading through the project, minimizing disruption and lost sales.
Can you fabricate grocery fixtures and signage in-house?
Yes. Our Eugene, Oregon facility produces custom produce, deli, and bakery displays, fixtures, signage, and décor to maintain quality and consistency.
Do you support both remodels and new builds?
Yes. KRS supports new store launches, remodels, and multi-store rollout programs with tailored design, engineering, production, and installation.
Can you keep grocery projects within budget?
Yes. Our value-engineering approach optimizes materials and design to maintain quality and functionality while controlling cost.
Do you provide branding and environmental design?
Yes. KRS creates cohesive branding, signage, and interior environments that enhance the customer experience and drive engagement.
Does KRS work in both the U.S. and Canada?
Yes. KRS designs and installs across the U.S. and Canada, including the award-winning Fresh St. Market in Vancouver, B.C.
A grocery store that opens on time, on budget, and becomes the destination its neighborhood chooses.
A launch or remodel means coordinating vendors, controlling cost, and hitting a grand-opening date, while the store keeps serving customers.
One team, one timeline, one call, with value engineering at every step, so the store you approve is the store you can afford to open.
Fresh St. Market opened to rave reviews and Retail Design Institute recognition, a food destination for its district.