Involving supermarkets in health promotion interventions in the Danish Project SoL. A practice-oriented qualitative study on the engagement of supermarket staff and managers

Table 1 Characteristics of participating stores

Store Name (no.)	Food retail group Name (no.)	Store type*	Number of staff members**
SuperBrugsen (1)	Coop (1)	Conventional supermarket, chain-owned	20
SuperBrugsen (2)	Coop (1)		20
Kvickly (3)	Coop (1)		70
Dagligbrugsen (4)	Coop (1)		8
Netto (5)	Dansk Supermarked (2)	Conventional/discount supermarket, chain-owned	15
Netto (6)	Dansk Supermarked (2)	Conventional/discount supermarket, chain-owned	17
SPAR (7)	SPAR (3)	Conventional supermarket, independent	6

*Based on the definitions by Corinna Hawkes (2008), but with the addition of a store type combining the conventional chain-owned supermarket with features from discount stores.
** Approximate number of staff members as reported by store managers. Number varies according to season and holidays. Numbers include full and part time staff.

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