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Campus Retail Strategy

First Retail Group helps large-scale institutions navigate complex social, logistical, and commercial priorities. We bring advanced market insights and operational expertise to universities, hospitals, and corporate parks – analysing user behaviour, mapping foot traffic, and identifying key category gaps to build thriving commercial ecosystems.

We work directly with institutional leadership teams to define market positioning, introduce operational efficiencies, and embed lasting improvements. From navigating cultural shifts and aligning stakeholders to tracking key performance measures, we deliver scalable strategies that enrich campus life, drive commercial returns, and broaden institutional relevance.

How we help

Elevated Experiences

Designing convenience and experience-focused retail and hospitality solutions that enrich daily routines, encourage connection, and foster vibrant campus communities.

Revenue Growth

Uncovering hidden commercial value across institutional properties to convert daily foot traffic into reliable, long-term financial returns without compromising your core mission.

Broadening Relevance

Injecting innovation through modern retail, food and beverage, and service concepts that keep your institution appealing to students, top talent, and the wider public.

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Case Studies

campus retail strategies

Enhancing Amenity & Experience

FRG worked with a major campus retailer to design innovative store and hospitality formats that enrich student life and foster a genuine sense of community. Centred on continual evolution, this strategic formula navigated rapid technological disruptions to core product categories, intense local competition, and shifting consumer expectations. The resulting agile spaces successfully align modern demands with vibrant, sustainable campus hubs.

Campus Commercial Strategy

Enhancing Amenity & Experience

FRG partnered with Victoria University Te Herenga Waka to revitalise its retail and hospitality landscape following pandemic-induced foot traffic declines. Navigating severe economic headwinds, highly volatile demand, and scrutiny from students and faculty, we co-created a resilient strategy. By balancing commercial realities with stakeholder feedback, the resulting framework successfully preserved the student experience while establishing sustainable, long-term operational models for the campus.

First Retail Group Ltd (FRG)

FRG is an award-winning specialist retail consultancy driving commercial growth across consumer destinations, retail, hospitality, tourism, and healthcare. We integrate performance strategy, risk management, and customer experience design to give organisations a distinct market advantage.

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Based in NZ – Operating Globally.
Head Office L3, 44 Victoria Street, Wellington, 6011, NZ

hello@firstretailgroup.com

DDI NZ +64 4 979 9668
DDI AU +61 4 888 60415

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