Retail shopfitting
Complete fit-out of retail units, from strip-out to trading-ready handover.
Retail shopfitting is the design, manufacture and installation of everything inside a shop that lets it trade: walls, ceilings, lighting, flooring, display fixtures, counters, fitting rooms and the services behind them.
Why does it matter?
A good retail fit-out moves customers through the unit, puts stock at eye level and keeps the till where staff can see the door. We plan the floor around how your customers actually shop, then build it to a fixed programme so your opening date holds.
What is included?
- Measured survey and floor plan
- Strip-out and making good
- Partitions, drylining and ceilings
- Lighting, power and data first fix
- Display walls, gondolas and counters
- Flooring, decorating and final clean
What should you check before you start?
- Landlord consent and the lease's fit-out guide usually need sign-off before work starts.
- Shopfitting inside a trading centre often has to run out of hours, so ask for a night-work price early.
- Fire alarm, emergency lighting and escape signage must be commissioned and certified before you open.
How do we price it?
We survey the unit first, then give you an itemised, fixed price with a dated programme. The range above is a starting guide; your survey confirms the real figure, including access, services and any landlord or planning conditions.
Questions people ask
How long does a retail fit-out take?
A small unit of 50–100 m² usually takes two to four weeks on site once drawings and landlord consent are agreed. Larger stores or jobs with a new shopfront run longer. We give you a dated programme with the quote.
Can you work around our existing shop while it trades?
Yes. We phase the work, screen off live areas and do the noisy and dusty trades out of hours so the shop can keep taking money.
Do you provide the design as well as the build?
We produce a layout and elevations with you, then build from them. If you already have a designer or brand guidelines, we work to those instead.
Related services
Fashion and boutique fit-out
Clothing rails, fitting rooms, feature lighting and cash desks for fashion retailers.
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Convenience store and supermarket fit-out
Gondola shelving, chiller runs, off-licence counters and security for c-stores.
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Showroom fit-out
Display showrooms for kitchens, bathrooms, cars, furniture and trade counters.
Learn moreWhere do we offer retail shopfitting?
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- County Durham
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Gwent
- South Glamorgan
- Mid Glamorgan
- West Glamorgan
- Dyfed
- Powys
- Clwyd
- Gwynedd
- Glasgow
- Lothian
- Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- Ayrshire
- Stirling and Falkirk
- Fife
- Tayside
- Aberdeenshire
- Highland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
- County Antrim
- County Down
- County Armagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
- County Fermanagh
Ready to plan your fit-out?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.