Property matters tending to your business needs
Constructing or expanding restaurants and covered areas are the most common way garden centres increase consumer traffic, however garden centres have also recognised that introducing concession experts has added benefits.
Many planning authorities have recognised that garden centres have evolved into retail hubs and they are actively supporting the garden centres’ expansion, viewing them as beneficial to town centres as a whole. By and large if a retail operator is looking to move into garden centres, outlets can be found.
Compared to shopping in the high street, visiting garden centres is a totally different shopping experience. It is much more leisurely and there is more ‘dwell time’ for customers – they often come to spend the afternoon. In the high street you’re always thinking: “When does my parking ticket run out? When does my bus go?” You’re always up against the clock. Whereas people tend to come to a garden centre in a more relaxed frame of mind and will spend longer there and make more considered purchases.
Major retail brands are entering the garden centre marketplace for the first time and it is vital to seek the advice of an expert who is involved in the garden centre industry, for guidance of how to progress through the whole process of setting up a retail concessions.
First Franchise property service cover many aspects:
Acquisitions and Disposals
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- Planning consent advice
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