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If you’re an independent retailer looking for an interior to reflect your business or brand and not guided by corporate design, consider a fitout with maximum flexibility and efficiency to change with the times. If you are a franchisee, we can help you meet specifications and design guidelines.

Retail Design

Franchised or independent retailers need smart shop space

Retailers face demanding design requirements to enhance profitable floor space. Inviting retail interiors start with smart design. Innovation in floor plans, fitouts and lighting are part of the regular repertoire of Ruth Newman, Architect for fresh, dynamic and profitable retail space.

What to look for in Retail Design

Fitouts take exacting specifications. Every square metre needs to contribute to your profitability.  Ruth Newman, Architect understands this from over 10 years of working with retailers across Australia.

Design starts by turning your ideas into a defined brief. After finding out about your desires and expectations, Ruth Newman, Architect will personally work with you to deliver your design vision for perfect retail space for 1 shop or 100. Experience with dozens of retailers gives us the benefit of listening closely to your needs.  

Where do you start?

Whether you follow corporate guidelines or create your own, the process is the same for a fashion retailer as it is a coffee shop. Fees are based on project parameters, clearly outlined in estimates for time and work performed.

Ruth Newman, Architect can take you through the stages of:

  • Consultation – learn the vision and requirements of your brand to prepare a brief
  • Design – work with you and your suppliers to define the overall scheme
  • Documentation – draft a blueprint for space planning and fitouts
  • Approvals – seek necessary approvals and liaise with Lessors and local authorities
  • Construction –prepare contracts and invite tenders from suitable shopfitters
  • Inspection – regular work-in-progress reviews to ensure specifications are being met
  • Systems Development - Develop design manuals for finishes, signage, fittings & fixtures to ensure continued rollout of the design

Ideas for retail transformations

  • Brand awareness – a design that reflects the brand and attracts the target market
  • Traffic flow – a floor plan to maximise traffic
  • Visual Impact -- creating an inviting shopfront
  • Refurbishing – updating store fittings & lighting
  • Remodeling – making your space uniquely yours
  • Space planning – creating storage or new requirements
  • Face lifts – new windows, fronts or signage

Contact Ruth Newman, Architect to talk about preliminary ideas at no obligation before you agree to any fitouts to help you avoid expensive mistakes.