If you're working with a general contractor to create a store or boutique, the design requirements are different from a house. You need the space and resources to display products conveniently throughout the store, as well as make customer interactions accessible. Below are a few essential pointers to make sure your new construction fits the bill.

How Do You Make a Floor Plan?

There are a few ways to plot out the floor of a store. The simplest is a grid layout with parallel rows of shelves. A variation is a diagonal layout, where the displays are slanted toward the front of the store to make employees and customers more visible. This encourages interaction and is useful where demonstrations and sales pitches are a deciding factor.

You can also choose a loop layout, which guides customers on a predetermined path, so they see everything you have to offer. Alternatively, a free-flow plan creates a boutique feeling and allowing customers to wander through individual displays. When you've decided how you to display your products, put the design on paper with your general contractor's help.

What Are the Right Fixtures?

Many of your displays are going to be movable, but there will be a few parts of your store that are not. You must arrange purchase counters, dressing rooms and restrooms, lights, and permanent shelving inside your space. The most convenient place for purchase counters is near the doors; if you have a large establishment with multiple entrances, you'll need more than one counter location. Identify your small merchandise and impulse buys, and keep them near the registers with sufficient shelving.

Thoroughly light the area to keep the mood positive and ensure all your merchandise is visible. Ideally, your dressing rooms should require shoppers to walk past plenty of merchandise to get to them, so put them near the back or left of the store; it's well-known that many shoppers turn right when they enter the store.

If you need a general contractor for commercial construction services in Saint Peters, MO, choose Aspire Construction Services. Serving St. Charles County, they have over 100 years of combined experience and emphasize communication and collaboration. They'll work with you to create the right design for your needs, and will follow through on what they say. Call (636) 485-0373 for an estimate or visit them online for more information about their services.