Channel Strategy Toolkit

Large Store Discount

Retail Environment
Big‑box grocery & general merchandise stores emphasizing low everyday prices, broad assortments, and promotions to drive high traffic.

Shopper Motivations
Budget‑conscious consumers looking for low prices on a wide range of household needs. They prioritize affordability over premium branding and often do bulk or stock‑up shopping.

Key Customers

Walmart

Shopper Profile

DISCOUNT SHOPPER

Discount Shopper

Gen X Skew, Large Households

All ethnicities and incomes with children.

Generation
Ethnicity
Gender
Income Bucket
Household Size
Children
Quick Tip

Quick Tips

  • Focus on assortment that is relevant to the multi-cultural shopper
  • Focus on deals and affordability packs to connect with a more budget driven shopper
  • Promote multipacks which connect with larger HH size shopper

Psychographics & Behaviors

Life Style
Passion Points
Digital

MASS SHOPPER

Mass Shopper

Older Shopper, Larger Households

Skews lower income with families.

Generation
Ethnicity
Gender
Income Bucket
Household Size
Children
Quick Tip

Quick Tips

  • Focus on affordability packs that is relevant to the low and mid-income level shopper
  • Promote multipacks which connect with larger HH size shopper

Psychographics & Behaviors

Life Style
Passion Points
Digital

How Shoppers Shop

Stock up trips represent the largest opportunity in Discount Grocery

Quick Tip

Quick Tips

Drive Pantry Stocking trips through high-impactful lobby displays and in-aisle beverage executions

Interrupting the express trip in Mass is Key

Quick Tip

Quick Tips

  • Convert Express Lane Trip shoppers with ambient display touchpoints along Lobby, end-caps, and check-out coolers
  • Driving Fill Up and Pantry Stocking trips through high-impactful lobby displays and in-aisle beverage executions
Source: Numerator Insights, Canada Trip Mission Analysis, FY2024 vs YA
Source: Numerator Insights, TL NARTD or TL Coca-Cola Manufacturer, TL Discount Grocery or TL Food Online, FY 2024

SOVI and OOS touch points remain critical to influence purchase decisions

Quick Tip

Quick Tips

  • Creating multiple touchpoints within the shopper path to purchase is critical to win baskets
  • In beverage aisle, win the Fair share+1 battle through executing on aligned planograms

At Home represents 92% of Consumption Occasions

Sources: BEACH Occasions Dashboard Large Store (excludes Alcoholic drinks and Tap water). BEACH Proprietary Survey (Canada). Rolling 12MMT December ‘2024, Total Drinks

Beverage Occasions in Large Store – NARTD and KO

Quick Tip

Quick Tips

Capitalize on the largest occasions through targeted messaging on Relaxation and Meals with best in class ambient displays

Source: BEACH Occasions Dashboard Large Store (excludes Alcoholic drinks and Tap water) • BEACH Proprietary Survey (Canada) • Rolling 12MMT December ‘2024

Winning with the Discount & Mass Shopper

1. AVAILABILITY

  • Connect with the multi-cultural shopper with relevant assortment such as SSD Flavors and RTD Tea
  • Keep the shelf stocked with affordability packs like the 6x710ml to engage with the budget driven shopper
  • Drive Cold availability across all relevant touchpoints in store to convert the impulse shopper

2. ACTIVATION & POI

  • Amplify ad activity and promotional communication which resonates with the budget driven shopper
  • Create multiple interruption points in-store to capture quick trips
  • Use passion points within Mar-Comm to connect with the shopper – such as BBQs/Grill Season and Entertaining
  • Activate transaction packs to match relevant trip missions

3. HMR

  • Amplified HMR execution to engage with convenience seeker (Cold & ambient displays, food combo activation)

4. DIGITAL

  • Convert digital shopper by integrating into retailers' programs and websites
  • Integrate ad activity and marketing activations in digital flyers