Groundwork opens your doors.
Tell us what you're opening. Our agents plan it, file the permits, compare contractor bids and run the build. You make four decisions.
- Brief
- Plan
- Work
- Disruption
- Approve
That's all Groundwork needs to start.
Trusted by retailers
Crema CafeProof
Retail buildouts are slow and fragmented. We've measured it.
$39k
in rent our founder lost waiting on a single buildout.
4 days
from signed lease to submitted permit package on our testbed store.
33M
small businesses in the US, and every new location starts with a buildout.
What we do
Someone finally owns the whole opening.
Groundwork reads the drawings, files and tracks the permits, compares contractor bids on the same scope and keeps suppliers on schedule. Every detail is recorded, so your next store starts from a stronger plan.
Permits agent· Working
Answering 3 city review comments
Contractor agent· Working
Leveling 3 bids on the same scope
Suppliers agent· Working
Holding an espresso bar production slot
Construction agent· Working
Reconciling the weekly site report
Why us
We've lived the problem.
Real buildout experience
Our founders opened their own stores and felt every delay firsthand.
Real project data
Costs, timelines and vendor performance from actual buildouts.
An existing testbed
Built and tested on real store openings.
Access to retailers
A network of operators ready to open their next location.
Compounding
Every opening gets easier.
Your brand playbook carries forward: approved specs, vendors, permit history and costs. Each store starts from the last one.
25 weeks
Opening 1
19 weeks
Opening 2
16 weeks
Opening 3
Illustrative — a typical multi-store rollout.
Opened.
Your whole opening, not just a quote.
Bring your concept. Move permits forward. Choose your contractor. Approve one coordinated plan.