About
How do we create retail success?
As a leading retail design agency, we combine bold creativity with commercial insight to deliver high-performance retail solutions. Our mission is simple: to help ambitious businesses grow from good to great.
We work across Europe with global retail brands and independent businesses alike, delivering high performance store design outcomes that meet the needs of both customer experience and business performance.
1.
Build a strong
foundation.
Long term success is built on the deep insight, understanding and experience.
2.
Customer
first strategy.
We see your business through your customers’ eyes and align their needs with yours.
3.
Creativity meets
commercialism.
Bold ideas meet commercial goals. We turn challenges into creative solutions.
Our strategy for retail success?
When you change the space, you change how people behave. When you change how people behave, you transform their experience. Through this you transform the whole commercial outcome of the store, brand and business. This is our definition of great retail design.
We design
commercial
retail concepts.
What outcomes do we create?
We know that commercial results are at the heart of every successful retail business. We use design and creativity as a tool to create results in the retail space. With a focus on return on investment, tailoring the target outcome to align you’re your business goals.
What are our specialisms?
- Creating a clear vision for your business in retail.
- Creating retail experiences that promote sales.
- Delivering insights about retail psychology.
- Translating digital-first brands to physical retail.
- Creating Customer Journeys that sell, using Customer Routing to use every square meter of retail.
- Creating store facades that invite your customer to enter.
- Creating marketing materials that perform in the physical world.
- Branded retail displays that compete in a chaotic retail environment.
- Visual merchandising that promotes sales.
- Creating Guidebooks to ensure long term success of your project.
- Delivering all of the detailed information needed to implement your project
- Communicating your new vision to partners, shareholders, boards and customers.
What retail sectors are we experienced in?
We believe that great retail is universal, our approach has been proven to create results in every sector of business. In particular we have extensive experience working in: Consumer Electronics, Telecoms, Furniture & Homewares, Café & Restaurant, Audio, Super Markets & Food Halls, Garden Centres, and Shopping Centres.
Where do we work?
We work in every corner of Europe, our studio is just 35 minutes from Heathrow Airport for quick access to every country in Europe. We have especially deep experience working in South West Europe, Central Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic States, and the UK.
In the last 5 years we completed projects in: Greece, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, United Kingdom, Cyprus and United Arab Emirates.
Who do we work with?
We work with business leaders and retail professionals who have a need and desire to create results in their business. The need of every business is different, ranging from a full new generation of retail concept to quick win enhancements. We help you to navigate turning points in your business, from national and international expansion to rebranding or merging of brands.
How do we create results?
We work with you in a staged process, that ensures collaboration at every step.
- Foundation
- Design Intent
- Design Development
- Detailed Design
- Testing
- Roll-out
Who are the KVB Team?
KVB Design was established in 1995 by renowned retail design expert Kevin Beard. With a legacy of shaping some of the most successful global retail environments, Kevin acts as Creative Director, ensuring his customer-first design philosophy remains at the heart of every project.
Today, KVB Design is led by Matt Greatbatch, who has worked alongside Kevin Beard for over a decade. Together, they guide our team of highly skilled retail designers, each bringing specialist knowledge across store design, brand experience, and commercial strategy.
As a team trusted by retailers across Europe, we deliver bespoke design solutions that help brands grow, engage customers, and drive results. Making KVB Design the partner for businesses seeking high-impact commercial retail design services across Europe.
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