Retail Africa oversees the entire development process of shopping centres, from conceptualisation to handover of the development to the centre manager on practical completion.
Development Management incorporates several processes including:
Defining the project
Concept design
Design development
Securing of funding
Overseeing the leasing function
Supervising legalities and accounting
Managing the professional team
Establishing mandates with architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, safety consultants and tenant coordinators, amongst others
Problem solving
Communication with stakeholders
Handover to centre managers
Asset Management
Leasing available to 3rd parties
What sets Retail Africa apart is its relentless pursuit of high quality, relevant and sustainable end-products. The company strives for excellence in all disciplines to ensure owners and tenants derive commercial benefit from the development and customers enjoy a pleasurable and convenient retail experience.
Retail & Design Consulting
One of the key aspects of the development of retail properties is ensuring that the design of the internal layout of the property is the most appropriate for the type of development, and is configured in a manner so as to produce the highest trading densities at the highest possible efficiency.
Due to the fact that Retail Africa has been directly & indirectly involved with in excess of 1 million m2 of retail space, our team has extensive experience of appropriate shopping centre design, and a deep understanding of what works and what does not.
Additionally, refining the correct tenant mix can be a crucial factor in ensuring the overall viability and long-term sustainability of any shopping centre. Retail Africa’s leasing and development team provides guidance on appropriate tenant mixes, considering many factors such as anchor vs lineshop ratios, food and beverage vs retail ratios etc.