Your shoppers want to make sustainable choices – and it’s driving their purchasing decisions.

For example, 91% want to know how, where, when and by whom the food is produced, according to a recent report.

Shoppers care so much that they will actually stop buying from a brand for sustainability reasons.

What Can Retailers Do?

Transition to display cases that use natural refrigerants like CO₂ and propane (R-290) – and then use them to merchandise environmentally-conscious products. With sustainable display cases, retailers get the flexibility to merchandise responsibly sourced products – and shoppers get to feel good about their shopping impact.

• Create a holistic approach to sustainability.
  Use CO₂ refrigeration systems specifically designed to meet the needs of the food retail industry. From a merchandising impact, volumes remain the same, but changing to a natural refrigerant is one more way to be sustainable. (You also save energy and ensure regulatory compliance.) That’s one reason why Hillphoenix has made all remote refrigerated display cases compatible with CO₂.
• Delight in-store shoppers with unexpected grab-n-go meal solutions.
  Give shoppers what they want (not what they need) right when they enter the store. With R-290 mobile self-contained spot merchandisers, you can set the stage for all occasions and offer shoppers surprising and healthy meal options.
• Lower your energy costs and create warmer aisles.
  Keep food at the perfect temperature (and aisles comfortable) with reach-in display cases and energy-efficient doors. Then dress your door case for success with door handles and frame colors that match your style as well as heavy-duty shelving and wire racks that keep products front-facing and organized.

How Hillphoenix Can Help

Hillphoenix offers numerous R-290 display cases that can help you keep sustainability in mind while merchandising the responsibly sourced products your shoppers want to buy. Reach out to a Hillphoenix expert to find the sustainable display case that fits your department style.

Looking for More Resources?

Click here to read “Profits on the Perimeter: 6 Big Trends for Dairy, Deli and Bakery Departments” and check out these other articles that are part of our “Perimeter Trends” merchandising series:

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