Table 1. Interview Guide: Areas of Inquiry and Sample Questions for Corner Store Owner and Manager Interviews, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, 2013–2014.

Area of Inquiry	Sample Questions/Probes
Store operationsa	Tell me about when you started running this store.
Role of store in communitya	As a store owner, what is your role in the community? What do you see as the role of your store in the community?
Healthy Corner Store Initiative participation and motivationsa	What do you think about the healthy corner store program? What made you join the program?
Program effects on store	What changes have you noticed in your store since joining the program? (both in what you stock and among customers) Have you seen any changes in the number of customers you have? How have the products that you sell changed, if at all? Has the type of equipment in your store changed?
Program successes, challenges, and recommendations	What have the program successes been? What about the program has worked well in the store? What challenges or difficulties have you experienced with the program? What doesn’t work well? What advice do you have for us to improve the program?
Community healtha	What are some major health problems in this community? Does the store have a role in the health of the community?

^a These areas are the focus of the article.