TORONTO – Awards for the best merchandising displays in Canadian grocery were presented at Grocery Innovations Canada’s Merchandising Excellence Awards Event on October 22. The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers’ (CFIG) Master Merchandiser Awards Program (MMAP) honours and recognizes best point-of-sale merchandising in the grocery industry. It enables retailer and supportive manufacturers the opportunity to stimulate purchase by building effective displays, promotions and events. A total of 15 prizes were awarded (3 different store size groupings and 5 different merchandising categories).
A panel of experienced industry judges determined category winners based on: creativity & visual appeal; effective use of signage; display shopability; effective cross-merchandising; and supporting manufacturer compliance. Merchandising displays, promotions and events were held between August 18, 2018 and August 16, 2019. There were over 7,000 entries.
Multi-Store Internal Contest
Medium Surface Gold
IGA Extra Pierre Patry, Vaudreuil, QC
Pierre Patry, Marc Theriault, Robert Belair
Large Surface Gold
Colemans Newfoundland Drive, St. John’s, NL
Coleman Family
Themed Event
Small Surface Gold
South Hill Fine Foods, Moose Jaw, SK
Perry Chambers and Store Team
Save-On-Foods, Edmonton, AB
Roland Kostic and Store Team
Save-On-Foods Orchard Plaza, Kelowna, BC
Don Gandy, Eric Falkenberg and Store Team
Perimeter Display
Sharpe’s Food Market, Campbellford, ON
John, Steve and Mike Sharpe
Fresh Street Market, West Vancouver, BC
Alex Lee and Store Team
Marché St. Janvier, Mirabel, QC
Daniel Reiley
Multi-Manufacturer
Sun Valley Market, Toronto, ON
Jim and Vicki Bexis
Crowfoot Co-op, Calgary, AB
Gary Friend and Store Team
Dessureault Your Independent Grocer, Ottawa, ON
Carl & Nathalie Dessureault, Rene Larocque and Team
Single Manufacturer
Quality Foods, Parksville, BC
Darcy Ginter and Store Team
Save-On-Foods, North Vancouver, BC
Sean Cantin, Phil Miscio and Team
© 2024 Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
