Make Your Retail Space More Accessible
According to government statistics there are more than 12.9 million differently abled people in the United Kingdom, and together their spending power is worth £200 billion each year. Combined with the spending power of the elderly with limited mobility this figure is a lot higher. Making your store or retail space truly accessible and welcoming is essential for the growth of your business and at the very least it is just common courtesy to be able to welcome everyone into your store.So how can you access this growing market?
One of the easiest things you can do is educate your staff on how to provide a welcoming environment for those with mobility restrictions. Having a reputation for kindness can encourage more people to visit, as they know they will be treated with respect.Beyond changing attitudes, it is very simple to make your establishment accessible. Start with the outside and ensure that you can provide a step-free access so that wheelchair users can enter your store without the need for a staff member to help. Obviously, help should be available if it is required, but where possible keeping independence intact is pivotal to the store experience. Step-free access can be provided with a simple ramp fitted if it is a single step. A modular ramp if the space allows and is more than one step. Or a lift if space does not allow and the entrance is several steps high.
Most of our platform lifts are robust enough to be installed outside, and many of those boast customisability which will help them blend into the natural aesthetic of your shop, making them invisible to the eye unless needed.
If you’re looking for an edge over your competitors and to create a better environment for those with mobility issues, then give us a call today, we’d love to speak about your options and help you improve your store!
