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Project Management for Retail Rollouts and Store Openings

Opening a store is a project with a hard deadline that customers can see, and rolling out dozens of them turns that into a repeatable programme. This course covers site fit out, merchandising, staffing and trading readiness for retail rollouts. It reflects the pace of retail and fast food expansion across African malls, high streets and township markets.

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What you will be able to do

  • Build a repeatable rollout plan and template for multiple store openings.
  • Coordinate fit out, equipment, signage and IT to a fixed opening date.
  • Sequence staffing, stocking and training so the store can trade on day one.
  • Manage landlords, contractors and suppliers against tight lead times.
  • Track rollout progress across many sites and catch slipping openings early.
  • Capture lessons from each opening to improve the next wave.

Course outline

  1. 01The store opening as a repeatable project
  2. 02Rollout templates and playbooks
  3. 03Site fit out and equipment coordination
  4. 04IT, point of sale and connectivity
  5. 05Staffing, stocking and training
  6. 06Managing landlords and contractors
  7. 07Tracking progress across many sites
  8. 08Trading readiness and lessons learned

Who should attend

Retail project managers, rollout coordinators, operations managers, store development teams and franchise support staff responsible for opening and refurbishing stores.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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