Wedge Community Co-ops is a member-owned natural foods cooperative known for its long-standing commitment to sustainable agriculture, community empowerment, and access to healthy, locally sourced food. Wedge and their owner’s representative, 45 North Group, engaged Pope Design Group to develop a five-year strategic plan to transform operations at their and improve customer experience at their Lyndale and Linden Hills stores.
The design team worked closely with store and department managers to develop programming and conceptual design to improve customer experience and accomplish unique goals for each store. The design solutions focus on phasing construction to allow for continued operations and minimal impact on store operations during business hours.
Numerous updates were made throughout the Linden Hills location, including entry redesign and reorganization, creating a more inviting cafe with updated seating area, brighter Produce area, and reconfigured Wellness department. Three new self check-out lanes were added to the staffed lanes, and the gifts, floral, and home sections were refreshed.