Focused upgrade
Target a defined part of the property while retaining suitable existing elements.
- Typical focus
- A specific room, finish or system
- What to resolve
- Condition of retained work and installation interfaces
A useful budget begins with a clear scope.
Understand what shapes the cost of retail design & fit-out before comparing proposals. Every final quotation follows the property, measured scope and agreed specification.
Complete transformation
Coordinate a full room, property or commercial space as a connected project.
- Typical focus
- Design, removal, specialist works and finishes
- What to resolve
- Complete specifications and a clear work sequence
Bespoke project
Develop a tailored design with custom details and specialist coordination.
- Typical focus
- Original design, fabrication and carefully selected materials
- What to resolve
- Design development, prototypes or samples and procurement
THE COST DRIVERSLook beyond
Look beyond
the area rate.
A square-metre or square-foot rate is only useful when it identifies the measured area, specification and inclusions. It cannot replace a review of your actual property.
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Shopfront and landlord interfaces
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Display joinery and material specification
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Lighting, services and equipment
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Fabrication and opening programme
What your proposal
should make clear.
Request a scoped review- Measured scope and specification
- Included supply and installation responsibilities
- Allowances, exclusions and unresolved conditions
- Design, approval and procurement responsibilities
- Programme, payment milestones and change process
- Handover information and warranty responsibilities
We do not publish a generic starting price as a substitute for a project scope. Share your working budget and priorities so the proposal can be developed around useful choices.
BUILD A COMPARABLE SCOPE
Make the assumptions visible.
Price the same work before comparing totals. The following information helps connect your Vitrine brief to an itemised proposal.
Information that supports the quotation
- Brand guidelines and customer profile
- Product sizes and display quantities
- Sales and replenishment routines
- Existing unit and landlord information
- Point-of-sale and security requirements
- Opening and merchandising programme
Questions for the commercial review
- Which design, supply and installation tasks are included?
- Which quantities and products are confirmed, and which remain allowances?
- Who provides retained-condition investigations or specialist reviews?
- What protection, delivery, removal and making-good work is included?
- How are changes priced and approved before proceeding?
- What documents and completion criteria support the payment stages?
Display joinery
Confirm real merchandise dimensions, shelf loads, access, edge details and finish samples.
Include the ongoing requirement: Keep the finish and hardware references for touch-ups and replacement.
Accent lighting
Review glare, aiming, colour appearance, control and the selected fittings with the merchandise present.
Include the ongoing requirement: Keep fitting schedules and a safe maintenance approach.
Shopfront materials
Confirm landlord interfaces, signage responsibilities, glazing and door details before fabrication.
Include the ongoing requirement: Retain care guidance for glass, metals, stone and coated surfaces.
Website concepts and general guidance are not quotations. Scope, product choices, applicable charges and commercial terms belong in the written proposal.
YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
A clearer next step.
Practical answers for your retail design & fit-out brief.
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