Store check slideshow: Stop & Shop in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

 Stop & Shop had a flavor guide with the bulk apples.

Stop & Shop had a flavor guide with the bulk apples.

 Apples are out in full force at Stop & Shop in New York.

Apples are out in full force at Stop & Shop in New York.

 There were plenty of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and others at this Stop & Shop.

There were plenty of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and others at this Stop & Shop.

 Bagged grapes, kiwi and strawberries are on display.

Bagged grapes, kiwi and strawberries are on display.

 There were just a couple holes in the carrot-celery case.

There were just a couple holes in the carrot-celery case.

 The citrus section was as vivid as ever.

The citrus section was as vivid as ever.

 This watermelon case was the emptiest of all areas.

This watermelon case was the emptiest of all areas.

 The fresh-cut, value-added section was almost totally full.

The fresh-cut, value-added section was almost totally full.

 The garlic and shallot section had whole and jarred options.

The garlic and shallot section had whole and jarred options.

 The snacking tomatoes section was piled high and plentiful.

The snacking tomatoes section was piled high and plentiful.

 There were a couple holes in the mushroom and salad dressing section.

There were a couple holes in the mushroom and salad dressing section.

 Above the melons were signs "Enjoy now" and "Enjoy later" for the ripe and unripe bananas on the other side.

Above the melons were signs "Enjoy now" and "Enjoy later" for the ripe and unripe bananas on the other side.

 There's a big juice section at this location.

There's a big juice section at this location.

 Loose herbs, packaged herbs and herb pastes were on display.

Loose herbs, packaged herbs and herb pastes were on display.

 There were many options of packaged salads, grown indoors, outdoors and by all sorts of growing methods, including aeroponically.

There were many options of packaged salads, grown indoors, outdoors and by all sorts of growing methods, including aeroponically.

 Cactus, coconut, mango, yucca and kiwi were some of the tropical fruits available.

Cactus, coconut, mango, yucca and kiwi were some of the tropical fruits available.

 This potato display makes great use of contrasting colors.

This potato display makes great use of contrasting colors.

 Customers can use their reward cards to pick up a mobile scanning gun throughout the store, making contactless check-out even faster.

Customers can use their reward cards to pick up a mobile scanning gun throughout the store, making contactless check-out even faster.

 The Stop & Shop mobile scanning gun was pretty self explanatory, even for fresh produce.

The Stop & Shop mobile scanning gun was pretty self explanatory, even for fresh produce.

 This wet rack looked nice and neat.

This wet rack looked nice and neat.

Stop & Shop, a banner for Ahold Delhaize, was affected by the January product and labor shortages shortly after the winter holidays. Still, this Mount Kisco, N.Y., location used many effective merchandising strategies.

By February, everything looked fully stocked, like it normally does.

 

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