Higher investments in shopfitting

Material shortages, supply bottlenecks and sharply rising prices continue to dominate the economic environment, but retailers are investing billions in their stores. “In recent years the investment costs for opening a new store have risen by as much as 20 percent,” says Claudia Horbert, head of EHI’s research department for store planning and furnishing. “This applies in particular to grocery stores, drugstores and low-price big-box stores.” Ms. Horbert is the author of Store Monitor 2023, the results of which were presented today at EuroShop in Düsseldorf.