Shop case studies

Opening a Bakery, a new success for “The French Market”

Amaury, Alex, and Matthieu are three young successful entrepreneurs who have undertaken numerous projects in the past. Based in North London, they have successively created and developed the brands “Authentique” (restaurant/wine cellar), “The French Market”, and “The Tufnell Park Bakery”. As part of their efforts to expand The French Market, they approached French Touch Commercial to assist in their development and find new points of sale.

14 September 2023/by Victoria

French Touch Commercial supports Iris Galerie

"Reveal the beauty of your Iris and transform your eye into a masterpiece."
This is the promise of Iris Gallerie. This company, created by the founders of Yellow Korner, has been rapidly expanding across Europe. In just 2 years, the brand is already present in over 10 countries! And it's French Touch Commercial that Iris Galerie turned to for its expansion into the United Kingdom.

2 May 2023/by Victoria

Finding Premises for the Bakery Maison Puget.

Jean-Christophe and Amandine Puget led a comfortable life in the Vosges region of France, where they managed four bakeries and employed about forty workers. However, they were looking for a new challenge and turned their attention to the United Kingdom. An experience in a foreign country, an English-speaking environment for their children, and the geographical proximity to France made London the perfect choice for them. They contacted French Touch Commercial to assist them in their project.

2 May 2023/by Victoria

Finding premises for “L’Origine”

Vincent Coignet used French Touch Properties twice as he was looking for houses (a returning customer is a happy customer!). He naturally sought French Touch Commercial assistance in his search for a showroom for L'Origine, a luxury parquet company.

2 May 2023/by Victoria

Acquisition of a restaurant in London

A French restaurant group wanted to expand in the United Kingdom and open their first restaurant in London. Not willing to commit to a building site, they mandated French Touch Commercial as commercial estate agent in order to find and negotiate a lease transfer.

1 November 2022/by Victoria

Acquisition of offices for Campings.com

As part of its development in the United Kingdom, Campings.com called on French Touch Group not only to find accommodation for its employees but also to find offices that would be on a par with their ambitions.

1 November 2022/by Victoria

Feasibility study for the opening of a subsidiary in the United Kingdom

Mike & James is a quality burger brand based in Chambery which offers a wide range of homemade products (burgers, milk shakes, salads). After opening a second point of sale, the founder wanted to replicate the concept in London but came up against his lack of knowledge of the British market and English legislation.

1 November 2022/by Victoria

Opening of a premium kickboxing studio

The negotiation of the premises was special insofar as the owner of the premises was a private landlord, which is relatively rare for London. It is always important to know who you are talking to as the levers of the negotiation are not the same. It is difficult to ask for a long period of free rent from a landlord who needs his rent to live on.

3 February 2022/by Victoria

Opening of COVID screening centres

FTC supported Biogroup laboratories in their deployment. Intensive on and off market research enabled us to put forward to them numerous solutions for their centres.

3 February 2022/by Victoria

Opening an organic bakery

FTC supported the Boulangerie Pierre Alix both on the business plan side and in the search for premises.The few months spent working on the business plan allowed Pierre Alix to have a good understanding of the legal and tax framework.

3 February 2022/by Victoria

Opening of a Breton “crêperie” restaurant

As part of the brand's growth, La Petite Bretagne was looking at opening a new restaurant in new premises in order to arrange the space in accordance with their requirements.

3 February 2022/by Victoria

Opening of a café & delicatessen shop

As part of a career change, Cédric Badel wanted to develop in London a project that has been close to his heart for a long time: the opening of a delicatessen showcasing artisans and French products not currently available in the United Kingdom.

3 February 2022/by Victoria