Office & retail set-up overseas

Your space overseas, ready to open.

Your move. Your project. One person keeping it together. Open overseas with a clear budget, coordinated partners and someone following delivery on your behalf: a named senior project manager who gives your HQ fewer open decisions, clearer costs and full visibility.

For companies and brands setting up or relocating an office, shop or showroom in a new country — including housing for relocating staff — managed from your HQ, delivered on the ground.

Project Review from €500 · Scope and fee in writing before we start

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Your Project Review · from €500
One defined question — a location, a lease, a budget or a plan✓
Review of the documents you already have — lease, quotes or plan✓
One working session with a senior project manager✓
A short written recommendation: risks and next steps✓

Ongoing coordination and delivery are separate plans. Scope agreed in writing before you start.

When companies call us

Opening abroad from a distance is where projects slip.

Three signs your opening needs someone on the ground, on your side.

You don't know the local market

Which area, which landlord, which lease terms are normal? Different brokers present different options — and they are hard to compare without one agreed brief.

Sign: you've seen ten spaces and still can't compare them.

Too many parties, nobody in charge

Landlord, architect, contractors, permits — each with their own plan, and none accountable for your opening date.

Sign: every meeting ends with "we're waiting for someone else".

The date and budget keep moving

Works drift, extras appear, the budget grows — and you find out late, from a photo on WhatsApp, not a report.

Sign: you can't say today what the final cost will be.

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Opening Score

Check how ready your opening really is.

The Opening Score

Your opening date is set. Will your space be ready?

Openings abroad rarely slip on one big mistake. They slip when the brief isn't nailed down, lease terms go untested and you hear about delays and extras late.

  • Ten spaces seen, none you can compare.
  • Every meeting ends with "we're waiting for someone else".
  • A final cost nobody can give you today.

Where is your opening really?

Pick the one that sounds like your project. This is self-reflection, not an assessment result.

Four stages. One question: will your space be ready on date and on budget?

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How it works

One project manager for you. Partners on the ground.

We act as your project representative. Brokers connect you to the property, the architect develops the design — we coordinate the process and follow delivery through to handover.

01

Free 45-minute call

We talk through your opening: where, what space, when, and the budget you have in mind — and what to look at first. No documents needed.

02

Your named project manager

Your single point of contact. A weekly report to your HQ, one tracker for dates, costs and changes, and decisions brought to you on time.

03

Local partners when needed

Brokers, architects, designers, contractors and a named local professional for site inspections — agreed with you in scope first.

Four stages, one delivery systemThe same stages for every opening.
  1. 1DEFINE Needs, location, budget, timing and decision criteria
  2. 2FIND & ASSESS Brokers, viewings, specialist checks, options compared
  3. 3PREPARE & PROCURE Architect, quotations, contractors compared, delivery plan agreed
  4. 4DELIVER & HAND OVER Progress, costs and changes; inspections, snagging, completion

Every stage runs on the 5Cs Framework™ — CONTAIN brief & fit-out scope · COMMAND one opening plan · CLOSE landlord & design decisions · CONFIRM contractor & permit dates · CONTROL weekly site cadence.

Services

From "we're opening there" to "we're open".

Search brief & brokers

Requirements brief, partner broker coordination, viewings and a side-by-side comparison you can decide on — for offices, shops, lounges and expat housing.

Lease & landlord terms

Commercial and delivery review of the lease — landlord works, fit-out allowances and handover conditions — with local counsel handling the legal advice.

Layout & fit-out

Architect or interior designer selected and briefed, aligned with your brand standards and budget.

Procurement & cost control

Quotations obtained, contractors compared and contracted, and the budget tracked against every change.

Programme & progress reporting

Weekly progress, cost and change report to your HQ — with changes approved by you, not discovered later.

Snagging & handover

Inspections, snagging, certificates and move-in coordination — down to the keys.

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Results

Selected founder experience.

Before Ready2Open, our founder delivered offices, lounges, shops and expat housing for global retail brands and consultancies operating far from home — across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia. Client names stay confidential.

From retail and shops to lounges and offices — for consultancy firms and global retail brands

Real estate, portfolio and project management across city and mall premises — retail and shops, lounges, offices and expat housing: leases, refurbishments, and the set-up and follow-up of works.

Work across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia.

30countries worked in — Africa, Europe, US & Asia
Lounge with terracotta armchairs and a green bookshelf wall
Completed shopping centre interior with glass dome
Office with a glass desk and a lounge corner
Meeting room behind glass with a city view

From the field — construction, fit-out and handover.

Pricing

Clear starting points. Scope agreed up front.

Start with a review, then choose the level of support you need. Your exact fee depends on the country, the space and the stages covered — confirmed in writing before you start.

Project Review

One defined relocation or set-up question, answered.

from €500 · one-off
Brief · risks · plan
  • Your needs, location, budget and timing reviewed
  • Key risks for your date and budget
  • Lease, quotes or plan checked, if you have them
  • A written plan: who does what, in which order
  • Price includes VAT

Project Coordination

Your project representative, stage by stage.

Monthly · by stage
Meetings · reporting · agreed capacity
  • Everything in Project Review
  • Brokers, architect and contractors coordinated
  • Quotations obtained and compared
  • Weekly progress, cost and change report
  • Weekly remote reporting included within the agreed capacity; site visits and inspections scoped and priced separately

Full Project Management

From brief to keys, for one space or a rollout.

Quote · per project
All 4 stages · single or multi-site
  • All four stages, managed for you
  • Local supervision and visits, explicitly scoped
  • Contractor contracts and cost control
  • Snagging, handover and move-in
  • Several sites and countries on one reporting line

We agree the stages covered, meetings, reporting and site visits before starting. Broker, architect and contractor fees are separate, quoted in advance and approved by you — including any referral commissions.

Who is on site, and what they checkWhere works need inspecting, a named local professional attends. Before you start, we agree who attends, how often, and what they verify — progress, quality and changes.

Project Review price includes VAT. Other fees exclude VAT and travel.

Free · 3 minutes

Your Opening Score.

Not sure which support fits? Twelve Yes/No questions across the four stages — define, find & assess, prepare & procure, deliver & hand over. Your Opening Score, your two biggest gaps and the support we'd recommend.

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  1. 3Resilient
  2. 2Exposed
  3. 1Fragile
Who you work with

Named people. On your side.

You know who's managing your opening — and you can call them.

Serguei Poppeleer

Serguei Poppeleer

Founder | Project Management & Real Estate

Civil engineer with more than 20 years' experience across construction, fit-out and real estate in Europe, Africa and the Gulf — including fit-out for global retail brands, office and staff-housing relocations — across 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the US and Asia.

MCIArb · WorldCC · LLM Construction Law & Arbitration · MSc Civil Engineering · Executive MBA

Serguei Poppeleer speaking on a panel at the Global Tourism Forum, Brussels 2025
Speaking at the Global Tourism Forum · Brussels 2025
A person you can callYour named project manager knows your space, your partners and your date.
On the ground when it mattersViewings, key meetings and inspections — agreed in scope.
On your side of the tableWe work for you. Partner fees and commissions are always disclosed.
Professional Expertise & Affiliations
  • CIArb
  • CIOB
  • RICS
  • WorldCC

Professional affiliations are held by individual specialists within our network.

Working across borders, in your language.
Other languages on request, via partners Europe · Africa · Gulf Offices · Retail · Lounges · Expat housing
Common questions

Answers, straight.

Who do you work for?

For you — the company moving in. We act as your project representative. Any referral commission from a partner is disclosed to you in writing.

Are broker, architect and contractor fees included?

No. Our fee covers our project management. Partner fees are quoted separately, compared and approved by you before anyone is appointed.

How do you keep control when we are not there?

Every stage runs on the 5Cs Framework™: the scope is contained, there is one plan, every decision has an owner and a date, vendor dates are confirmed rather than assumed, and you receive a weekly report. Where works need inspecting, a named local professional attends — we agree who, how often and what they verify before you start.

Do we need to travel?

Rarely. We coordinate viewings, meetings and follow-up on the ground and report to your HQ every week. You come for the key decisions — or the opening.

Can you help with housing for staff who relocate?

Yes. We brief partner brokers on staff housing, organise viewings, review the leases and coordinate move-in — alongside the office or shop, so your team arrives to a home and a workplace that are both ready.

Can you work with our own architect or brand standards?

Yes. We coordinate your appointed architect or designer and apply your brand standards to every space.

What determines the fee?

The country, the size and type of space, the stages covered, how many sites, and how many site visits are needed. You get the fee in writing before starting.

Get started

Book your free 45-minute call.

Tell us where you're opening and what you need. We read every request and contact you within one business day to book your call. No documents needed.

What happens after you book
  1. Send your detailsYour company, how you'd like us to reach you and, if you like, a few words about your opening.
  2. We contact you within one business dayTo book your call at a time that suits you.
  3. Your free 45-minute callYour project, timeline and budget — and how we'd run it.
  4. Scope and fee in writingStages covered, reporting, site visits and fee — no obligation.

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