Cost pressure and changing consumer behavior
Rising rental and operating costs and changing consumer behavior are leading to the need to optimize space and transform stores from sales to consulting areas - with all the resulting consequences and challenges.
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Challenges in detail
The increasing demand for digital offerings is forcing store network operators to transform and network their locations into omnichannel platforms.
Operating and maintenance costs are rising, forcing store network operators to reduce inefficient locations and optimize the remaining ones.
Stricter regulations and social expectations demand environmentally friendly construction methods, energy-efficient technologies and sustainable resource planning for new buildings and modernizations.
The role of the store is changing from a point of sale to an advice and service center, which requires new spatial concepts.
Growing city centers lead to rising real estate prices, limited space and the need for more compact and efficient store concepts.
Stores must meet higher security requirements, from physical security measures to data protection requirements for customer data.
The availability of qualified staff is decreasing, which means that branches have to rely on automation and more customer-friendly, digitalized workstations.
Maintaining brand identity across physical locations is becoming more difficult as customers interact more digitally, which requires consistent visual design.
Efficient branch networks through holistic planning
As a general planner and general contractor, we offer tailor-made solutions for retailers: from conception to implementation and for sustainable, digitally integrated and operationally efficient store networks that optimize costs.
Contact person
Simon Haase
Head of Retail
shaase(at)pbzessen.de
Our solutions
We develop intelligent space solutions that integrate digital tools into stores and seamlessly support and enable hybrid sales models.
Optimized store layouts can reduce inefficient space and create compact, multifunctional spaces with lower operating costs.
Energy-efficient construction methods, sustainable materials and climate-friendly technologies minimize the ecological footprint and meet regulatory sustainability requirements.
Flexible, modular space concepts allow stores to be quickly adapted to changing customer needs, such as consultation zones or hybrid service areas.
We design urban stores with maximum space utilization that counteract the lack of space and still meet all functional requirements.
Design branches in such a way that they support automated processes and are optimally adapted to the technological requirements of the digital working environment.
As general contractor, we coordinate all construction partners and deliver your stores turnkey in the agreed quality. Your opening date is our most important milestone.
Guarantee a consistent brand experience across different store locations with our corporate design-oriented design concepts.
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