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Brand new concierge service supporting small retailers opening in London

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Grosvenor Britain and Ireland launched a new retail concierge service with the aim to help small independent retailers opening up in London's retail heartland.

Grosvenor offers store fit out, facilities management, utilities set up and marketing, discounts on training and innovation workshops as pre-opening and ongoing support for new retailers.

"We provide critical support and infrastructure in a cost effective and collaborative way, preventing the most common mistakes and accidental overspends, which can be damaging to a small, cost sensitive, brand".
 
- Tor Burrows, directore of placemaking at Grosvenor
 

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With around two thirds of the retailers in the Grosvenor estate being young independent brands, Burrows explains how they are acutely aware of the stress and the time involved in launching a store and therefore this new concierge service is there to make it easier for ambitious retailers to take up a new space.

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