Re-fitting Your Shop After A Burglary

By Author: Cassandra Lilly
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If you have experienced a shop burglary, you will know how devastating it can be. On a practical level you will need to replace lost stock, repair the windows and doors and also secure the building. And on an emotional level, you will need to re-gain the confidence that you have lost as a shop owner. These things all take time, but with a little vision you can turn a negative into a positive and make your shop better. You can use this time to start again and improve your shop for future customers.

It begins by firstly thinking about how you can make your shop more secure to avoid break-ins from recurring. Consider replacing your doors and windows with more secure versions, and also make sure any new locks fitted offer maximum security. However, you should also consider the appearance of your shop – it needs to be inviting for customers, so don’t make it appear as if it is a prison!

Your next step is to re-design the interior of your shop by starting again. A shopfitter will be able to advise you of the best layouts to use and you should always keep the customer’s experience in mind when changing the layout ...
... of your store. Consider putting in more shelves and rails so that you can keep more stock on the shop floor and make sure you buy quality units for this purpose.

Once your layout is in place, you can consider colour schemes and signage. You may want to use this opportunity to re-brand your shop and make a statement with its new design. Choose colours that reflect your brand well and incorporate these into your interior design scheme with the help of your shop fitter.

This approach will help you turn a bad event such as a burglary into a new dawn for your shop.

If you need more information about re-fitting your store after a burglary, or you just want to revamp your interior, please visit the Iguana Group website; http://www.iguanagroup.co.uk/.