Retail
Document, plan, and present retail spaces — accurately, remotely, and at scale.
Retail is a fast-moving industry where spaces need to be planned, documented, and communicated accurately — and where the cost of getting it wrong shows up immediately in customer experience, sales performance, and brand consistency. Whether the challenge is planning a new store layout, onboarding franchisees across multiple locations, documenting existing stores for refits, or presenting spaces to prospective tenants and investors, 3D scanning gives retailers and retail property professionals an accurate, immersive, and remotely shareable digital record of any retail environment.
Persase in action — 3D scanning a retail environment for layout planning, documentation, and virtual presentation
How Persase Serves Retail
| Service | How retail uses it |
|---|---|
| Matterport Scanning | Photorealistic 3D capture of any retail space — producing an immersive, navigable virtual environment that franchisees, designers, investors, and prospective tenants can explore remotely with accurate spatial dimensions at their fingertips |
| 3D Virtual Tours | Immersive virtual store experiences embeddable on any website or shareable via link — letting customers, franchisees, and retail planners explore store layouts, product placement, and brand environment without visiting in person |
| Building & Site Laser Scanning | Survey-grade point cloud capture of retail spaces and shopping centers — accurate floor plans, ceiling heights, and spatial dimensions that support store design, fixture planning, and fit-out coordination without repeated manual measurement |
| As-Built BIM Models | Existing retail spaces converted into fully structured BIM models — providing store designers, fit-out contractors, and facilities teams with a reliable digital reference for planning new layouts, equipment installations, and renovation work |
| Digital Twins | Accurate digital replicas of flagship stores and retail locations — giving retail operations, design, and facilities teams a permanent, remotely accessible reference for brand consistency, layout planning, and refit scoping across multiple locations |
| Vision Systems | Camera-based monitoring systems for retail environments — automated shelf monitoring, inventory tracking, and customer flow analysis that give operations teams real-time visibility into store performance without manual auditing |
the value
Why 3D Scanning for Retail
Retail spaces need to work precisely — every fixture, every display, every circulation path affects customer experience and sales performance. Getting the layout right before committing to a fit-out is far less expensive than discovering problems after installation. Getting the documentation right before a refit means designers and contractors work from accurate spatial data rather than hand measurements that are inevitably incomplete. And getting the presentation right before a site visit means franchisees, investors, and prospective tenants arrive informed — reducing the time and cost of the approval and leasing process. 3D scanning addresses all of these needs with a single portable capture that delivers accurate, complete spatial data in a format that anyone on the team can access and use.
For store design and fit-out, accurate scan data and as-built BIM models give designers and contractors a reliable spatial reference — ensuring fixtures, casework, and equipment are designed to the actual dimensions of the space, and eliminating the costly surprises that arise when site conditions don’t match assumed drawings. For franchise and multi-site operations, Matterport digital twins of flagship and prototype stores give franchisees and regional teams an immersive, accurate reference for brand standards, layout consistency, and refit planning across multiple locations — without the cost and time of repeated site visits to every location. For leasing and investor relations, virtual tours of available retail spaces let prospective tenants and investors experience and measure spaces remotely — accelerating decisions and reducing the number of site visits required to reach a commitment. For store operations, vision systems provide automated monitoring of shelf condition, inventory presence, and customer flow — giving operations teams objective, real-time data about what’s happening on the shop floor without relying on manual audits.