Architecture Awards 2026 Best Retail Store Planning Team 2026 – UK & Digital Retail Surveying Excellence Award 2026 – UK Founded in 1984, CADS has become the UK’s largest retail planning company and home to a blend of retail space planning, retail architecture and design, measured building surveys, and retail optimisation software. This innovative software is used by major retailers to amplify their estate performance and revenue across every stage of the retail estate lifecycle. Furthermore, many of its clients have worked with CADS now for more than 15 years, reflecting the trust they have in its people, expertise, and the consistent quality of its work. Partnerships are at the heart of CADS, and the team take the time to understand every client’s business, retail estate, and commercial goals, ensuring their service, survey data, and software offer maximum value. Every successful project reflects the strengths of this approach, and whilst much of its retail work is under NDA, published case studies from brands like Waitrose, Santander, Primark, Pets at Home, and even the National History Museum’s retail space speak volumes about the level that the team here operate at. Legislative changes drive many of the retail projects CADS undertakes, but perhaps the biggest challenge faced by the team is trying to push the idea that retail space planning, measured surveys, and retail architecture can be united under one roof, rather than separate services purchased from individual suppliers. Such alignment can help put an end to duplicated costs, inconsistent data, and the unnecessary delays projects often face. The combination of 40 years of expertise and a full-service offering means that new and existing customers alike can benefit from CADS. As Victoria shared, the more services a client uses for the brand, the greater the benefit they receive. She explained: “They gain one trusted partner, one source of truth for their estate data, and teams that already understand their stores, standards, culture, targets, and way of working. This reduces duplication, improves communication, and helps projects move from concept through to rollout far more efficiently.” With increased recognition of these benefits causing more clients to expand the services they purchase from CADS, the company is currently doubling down on its bespoke solutions. Its commitment to tailored support includes access to a dedicated customer account manager, a designated individual who regularly reviews current and future requirements to ensure a client’s needs are managed across the entire real estate lifecycle. Expert retail planners can also be provided to fill gaps in recruitment, for as long as this is needed. Guided by the strength of its approach and the values of integrity, innovation, and collaboration, CADS is looking ahead to continued growth and expanding the range of retail services it provides to its existing A multi-disciplinary architectural design firm in the UK, CADS has carved out a reputation for itself as a retail specialist, renowned for helping retailers to understand, capture, design, and optimise their retail and commercial spaces. CADS is trusted by national retailers to maximise performance through clear, accurate, and proven store layout design, a feat securing it two awards in this programme. Victora Myhill, the senior digital marketing executive at CADS, was on hand to tell us more. customers, all whilst developing new relationships with retailers in search of a more integrated approach to managing their estates. In closing, Victoria shared: “Our focus is on helping more retailers move away from managing multiple suppliers and instead benefit from an integrated service that supports every stage of the retail estate lifecycle. As more clients adopt this approach, we expect to continue growing alongside them through longterm partnerships and the delivery of additional services across their estates.” In essence, working with CADS offers retailers accurate data, experienced teams, and a partner that supports every stage of the retail estate lifecycle. This leads to better decisions, faster project delivery, and improved performance across the entire retail estate. It is on the back of this transformative provision that we are delighted to recognise CADS as having the Best Retail Store Planning Team 2026 – UK, as well as to present it with our Digital Retail Surveying Excellence Award 2026 – UK. More on everything from CADS’ macro space and retail floor planning to its store layout optimisation and Matterport retail surveys can be found at the link below. Contact: Victoria Myhill Company: CADS Web Address: https://cadsonline.com/ CADS
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