Client Category: Retail
Situation Overview:
As it looks to expand, a major department store is concerned about high construction costs.
Pivotal Resources' Role & Solutions:
- Support Provided: Process design and data analysis skills
- Analysis: The store construction group leads an effort to assess design options, focusing on a single-story model that can be used in smaller markets to deepen penetration.
- Solution: Standard design template and construction plan is developed that fits criteria for the brand and shopper requirements.
Results/Successes:
Projections for new stores in planning show expected savings of $4.5 million per unit.