SUPERMARKET SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT


Glimpsing the future


Gary Fuller, key account manager at Hubbard Products, comments on the changes that have affected the commercial refrigeration sector, and how they might help to predict the future.


P 30 April 2019


redicting the future is not only difficult, but near on impossible. If we look back over the past 10 years at all aspects of life, we have seen some very


impressive additions, some for the better and some not so, and technology seems to have taken over the world. Uber, Instagram and Amazon are a part of everyday life for many, and yet 10 years ago they were unknown. But in that same period, what sort of changes have there been within the food retail environment? Looking back over the last 10 years, the amount


of change within the food retail segment has been significant. In 2009, the ‘Big Four’ supermarkets were


experiencing a period of accelerated expansion – the BBC reported that planning authorities gave them permission for at least 480 stores in England in the two years to 01 November 2010. This rapid growth was not all about more stores, but bringing a new type of store experience. Generally, this meant out of town complexes much larger than previous stores and providing consumers with a broadening range of products, and a brand new focus on multi-channel retailing. This included clothing, electronics, opticians, cafes, dry-cleaning, click and collect and home delivery formats. Supermarkets were no longer just a place to purchase


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