Table 3 Within-store retail food environment attributes examined in key survey instruments
Attributea | Nutrition Environment Measures Survey – Stores (NEM-S) [39] | Gro-Promo [41] | Consumer Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool [40] | WA Food Access and Costs Survey (FACS) [30] | Supermarket Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool – Supermarket Own Brands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product | |||||
 Product availability and quality | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
 Product assortment | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ |
 Design of products and packaging | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
 Nutritional quality | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ |
 Provision of supermarket own brand products | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Price | |||||
 Pricing strategy | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
 Sensitivity and elasticity | - | - | - | - | - |
 Price promotions | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Placement | |||||
 In-store location | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ |
 Shelf location | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ |
Promotion | |||||
 Health messages | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
 Promotions targeting children | - | ✓ | - | - | ✓ |
 Other promotions | - | ✓ | - | - | ✓ |