The multi-brand chain store Robert Ley, based in Euskirchen, is expanding. Robert Ley operates 15 full-price stores, of which only five are city center locations. The majority are B-stores in industrial estates in the suburbs of Cologne and Euskirchen. We have already converted two of these stores and one is still in the pipeline. That makes 10,000 square meters of garlic store construction at Robert-Ley in 1.5 years.
For example, the flagship store in Mühlheim-Kärlich, which we doubled to 5000 square meters in autumn 2024. The open, brightly designed space with high ceilings brings greatness to life.
The new retail design conveys the unmistakable Robert Ley identity: simple design in a calm material language of wood and metal with individual material highlights such as marble elements or specially manufactured oversized sandstone tiles. The central element: a bar as a lounge for customers. Shopfitting including site management and coordination of the trades – made by Konrad Knoblauch.
Implementing expansion strategies in retail and at the POS is always something very special, even for us old hands at shopfitting. We bring concepts, designs, but also craftsmanship and project management skills to the table.
“The collaboration is a dream come true for us, because the relationship with the Robert Ley team is very friendly. The customer also places a great deal of trust in us when it comes to pricing and implementation,” emphasizes Judith Hämmerle, our interior design project manager.
B locations have one major disadvantage: the risk of break-ins is significantly higher. This was also the case in Langerwehe, where we were able to turn the outlet store with its 1980s charm into a new shopping world. The 1,200 square meter space on the ground floor was given a strong retail design and an anthracite-colored façade that transports the design from the inside to the outside.
The windows were once covered with posters and concealed by high shelves. Today, the store can breathe again – and is still burglar-proof. The burglar protection specially designed for the store consists of intricately arranged metal rods that run along the window fronts. So you can see freely into the store – but not trespass.
Incidentally, both the store in Langerwehe and the flagship in Mülheim-Kärlich have been named Store of the Day by TextilWirtschaft. The next 3,000 square meters have already been commissioned. To be continued.
