Table 1. Intervention characteristics, store samples, and data availability.
Intervention name, retailer, strategy, and description | Target foods/categories | Intervention and baseline periods | Store sample | Data availability | Store-level characteristics available |
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Frozen chips range changes (Retailer A, Availability) Stocking lower fat frozen chips next to regular chips in stores where only regular chips were available before |
Regular fat frozen chips; Lower fat frozen chips |
Intervention period: January 21, 2019 to September 22, 2019 Baseline period: January 21, 2018 to September 22, 2018 |
N = 34 intervention N = 146 control |
January 1, 2018 to November 24, 2019 15,841 data points (store weeks) |
IMD; Ethnicity |
Biscuit range changes (Retailer B, Availability) Change in biscuits range to increase the availability of lower calorie packs (<100 kcal/serving or individual bag) and decrease the availability of higher calorie packs |
Regular range biscuits (≥800 kcal/entire pack); Lower energy range biscuits (<800 kcal/entire pack) |
Intervention period: May 19, 2019 to August 11, 2019 Baseline period: May 20, 2018 to August 12, 2018 |
N = 8 intervention N = 8 control |
May 13. 2018 to December 29, 2019 1,344 data points (store weeks) |
IMD |
Breakfast cereal positioning (Retailer B, Positioning) Positioning higher fibre cereal to be located at eye level within an aisle, displacing regular breakfast cereal |
Regular breakfast cereal; Higher fibre breakfast cereal | Intervention period: May 19, 2019 to August 11, 2019 Baseline period: May 20, 2018 to August 12, 2018 |
N = 7 intervention N = 7 control |
May 20, 2018 to December 29, 2019 1,127 data points (store weeks) |
IMD |
Promotional marketing with Disney characters (Retailer B, Promotions) Educational material that conveys information about nutrition and health using Disney characters, including children packs and collectables, point-of-sale signage, recipe cards, shelf markers, leaflets, emails and newsletters, magazine articles, and in-store displays. This was coupled with loyalty card rewards (points) when purchasing the target products |
Selected fruits (mini apples and oranges); Nonsugar baked beans |
Fruit promotions Intervention period: August 18, 2019 to October 6, 2019 Baseline period: September 9, 2018 to October 7, 2018 Baked beans promotions Intervention: period: September 1, 2019 to October 6, 2019 Baseline period: September 9, 2018 to October 7, 2018 |
N = 37 intervention (No control stores were eligible because this intervention was implemented nationwide) |
September 9, 2018 to January 1, 2020 2,649 data points (store weeks) |
IMD |
Fruit and vegetable price promotions (Retailer A, Promotions) Temporary price reductions and promotional space for a selection of seasonal fruits and vegetables |
Selected seasonal fruits and vegetables | Intervention period: May 29, 2019 to November 24, 2019 Baseline period: May 29, 2018 to November 24, 2018 |
N = 34 intervention N = 151 control |
January 1, 2018 to November 24, 2019 17,381 data points (store weeks) |
IMD; Ethnicity |
Shelf labelling beverages of nonalcoholic beverage categories (Retailer C, Signage) Shelf labels highlighting lower sugar and sugar-free beverages within aisles |
Regular beverages; Lower/nonsugar beverages | Intervention period: May 27, 2019 to August 26, 2019 Baseline period: May 28, 2018 to August 27, 2018 |
N = 18 intervention N = 65 control |
December 25, 2017 to September 17, 2018 and December 24, 2018 to September 16, 2019 6,474 data points (store weeks) |
IMD |
IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.