Things you should think about when designing/building your new shop/business.

• What customers/clients do you want to attract?
• What are the design features of the area/mall where your business is going to be located?
• How will you differentiate your business from those around you?
• What are the design features that you feel would highlight your business and make customers loyal to your business?
• What are the restrictions you need to consider when designing/building your shop?
• What are the strong parts of your business? What are the weak parts that you want to strengthen?
• What kind of customer flow through your shop do you want to create?
• What kind of security features are necessary for your business?
• What has made your competition’s stores successful? What has failed for them?
• How much room will you need for storage? For administration?
  For servicing customers?
• How involved do you want to be in the bureaucracy and actual construction management of your new/redesigned business?