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Showing 1 to 20 of 123 for “"Supermarkets"”.
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Supermarkets
Thesis (B.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1952.
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The Architectural Design of U.K. Supermarkets 1950-2006
This thesis addresses the evolution of supermarket architecture in the UK from the period following the Second World War up to the present day. It records the history of this phenomenon and explores the relationship between the developing architectural design styles of supermarket buildings and the …
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Potential spatial access to supermarkets: Does the measure matter?
Potential spatial access to supermarkets: Does the measure matter?
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Prediction of peak energy demand and timestamping in commercial supermarkets using deep learning
Peak demand consumption is an ongoing research topic due to current environmental concerns. Accurate prediction of peak demand leads to improved power storage scheduling and smart grid management. However, existing researches on peak demand in commercial buildings lack focus on the timestamps for …
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Computer vision based classification of fruits and vegetables for self-checkout at supermarkets
… is for supermarket self-checkouts. Increasingly, supermarkets are introducing self-checkouts in stores to make the checkout process easier and faster. However, there are a number of challenges with this as all goods cannot readily be sold with packaging and barcodes, for instance loose fresh items …
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Optimizing lot sizes and establishing supermarkets in a multi-part, limited-capacity manufacturing system
This thesis addresses the value of optimizing lot sizing to meet part demand within the limits of machine capacity, focusing on a method for improving productivity within the CNC turning and CNC milling departments at the Waters Corporation Machining Center in Milford, Massachusetts. A detailed …
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A tale of two Sea Points: gentrification, supermarkets and food security for lower-income residents
This research is founded on the argument that food systems are (and should be) a core mandate for urban planners, particularly as food is connected to many other functions relevant for built-environment professionals. To date, city officials and built-environment professionals in South Africa have …
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Inner-city supermarkets as a retail revitalization strategy : the case of the Roslindale Village Market
… Inner-City (ICIC) claim that inner-city supermarkets will lead the way in inner-city revitalization. These proponents claim that supermarkets will provide jobs, attract private investment, improve the physical appearances of neighborhoods, and bring customers to existing businesses in the …
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Farming for supermarkets : its collective good problems and what Brazilian growers have done about them
… good problems associated with the rise of supermarkets. It answers two questions: What institutional arrangements have growers used to resolve collective problems and what explains the differences in these arrangements in terms of what they achieve and whom they benefit. Brazilian fresh …
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A techno-economic study of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for supermarkets in South Africa
… efficient and renewable energy technologies in supermarkets to determine the best options to implement to reduce grid electricity consumption, and its resulting carbon emissions in a cost-effective way.
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If You Build It, Will They Come, and What Will They Eat? Investigating Supermarket Development in Food Deserts
… with low physical access to full-service supermarkets, commonly called "food deserts." These often have disproportionately high rates of poverty and minority residents, raising additional issues for local officials and advocates. Widespread research has also documented associations between …
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Associations of Built Food Environment with Dietary Intake and Adiposity Among Youth with Diabetes
… supporting healthy dietary choices (e.g., supermarkets) and unhealthy choices (e.g., fast food outlets) have been mostly examined separately. The objective of our study was to evaluate the associations of both supermarkets and fast food outlets accessibility and availability with dietary …
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Ripe for investment : refocusing the food desert debate on smaller stores, wholesale markets and regional distribution systems
… methods used by different store types (national supermarkets, local and regional supermarkets and small stores) in two neighborhoods of different incomes and different demographics. The findings reveal that store type, not store location, determines the sourcing method, of which there are two …
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Diagnóstico da comercialização do pescado nas microrregiões do brejo, curimataú oriental e curimataú ocidental da Paraíba
… verify the forms of selling the fish consumed in supermarkets and free markets in 18 cities of 3 micro regions of the state of Paraíba (Brejo, Curimataú Oriental e Curimataú Ocidental). The questions treated about: commercialized species, commercialized volume, and ways of commercializing. It was …
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Food access in local food retail stores: a mixed method approach
… urban neighborhoods often have poor access to supermarkets and healthier food options; and instead have more access to convenience stores that sell low-quality, higher priced and unhealthy food items. This thesis examines how store managers and owners actively shape local food environments by …
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The grocery shopping attitudes and behaviors of convenience store patrons
… the shopping behavior of households toward supermarkets and the shopping behavior of the households toward convenience stores. This study replicates the Sequence of Effects Model of grocery shopping behavior and a grocery shopping strategy typology to address the issue of how convenience …
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Análisis del impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la categoría de alimentos de un supermercado en Perú
… main questions: (a) how did COVID-19 affect supermarkets in Peru? (b) how did they react to the new restrictions imposed? both by the Government and by the pandemic? and (c) how should supermarkets adapt to a post-COVID-19 stage? This leads to three fundamental characteristics in the …
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Repacking the supermarket: food retail evolution and futures
… little attention in the field of architecture, supermarkets represent a key shopping space in UK cities and are the main interface between consumers and food supply chains. Spatially, supermarkets are generic, designed to create a convenient shopping experience but beyond the consumer-facing …
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Análisis de la situación actual del e-commerce de los supermercados que afecta la experiencia de compra del consumidor en Lima Metropolitana
… Establish the current situation of e-commerce in supermarkets and the strategies to follow for its development that affect the consumer shopping experience of Metropolitan Lima. The methodological design of the research was based on a qualitative, descriptive approach. For its part, the sample was …
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