Pilostone supports retailers, landlords and property companies with store openings, refurbishments and network rollouts, as owner’s representative and site coordinator. Your network is speeding up and your construction team is at capacity? We reinforce it, without permanent hires.
Outsourced construction manager, lead for an opening programme or short-term support for your construction department: Pilostone absorbs the peak in workload for as long as needed, without you having to make permanent hires.
Master schedule, standards, contractor tendering and consolidated reporting: a programme run as a single project.
We take on part of your projects, using your methods and tools, so your team keeps control of what matters most.
Critical path identified from the start, risks flagged early, tight coordination through to the fire-safety inspection.
What defines Pilostone isn’t just the work we do. It’s the way we do it.
Realistic master schedules, critical paths identified and dashboards shared with every party from day one.
Presence at key milestones, coordination of all parties and fast decisions so the project moves forward every week.
No commission from contractors or suppliers. Our recommendations serve your interests only.
Regulatory requirements tracked (fire safety, accessibility), fire-safety inspections anticipated and risks managed at every stage.
Store network rollouts: concept standardisation, works procurement, multi-site management and synchronised openings.
Technical audits, feasibility, reference budgets, masterplans and procurement strategy, so you decide before you commit.
At Pilostone, your contact is Arnaud Poyet, an ESTP-trained engineer: 15 years in retail construction, on both the brand and the contractor side, and several hundred store opening and refurbishment projects. He works alongside your teams, architects and contractors at every stage, so schedule and budget are never an afterthought.
Founder’s track record, before Pilostone
In retail construction, with several hundred opening and refurbishment projects
Store openings led at NORMAL, in France
Projects managed per year
Works CAPEX managed every year
Founder’s track record
[ 01/03 ] · IKEA
Scheduling, management and coordination of an IKEA store fit-out, within a consortium alongside the general contractor and the furniture installer, through to the store opening on 30 September 2026.
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[ 02/03 ] · MINISO France
Compliance review and support with regularising the works permits of two MINISO stores in shopping centres, with an action plan aligned on the fire-safety commission timetable.
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[ 03/03 ] · NORMAL · founder’s track record
As Concept & Construction Director at NORMAL, Arnaud Poyet led the opening of 166 of the brand’s stores in France: around 50 projects a year, €35M annual CAPEX and a team of five. When he left, the network numbered around 250 stores.
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A proven method, from brief to opening, so every decision is made at the right time.
Objectives, constraints, target budget and opening date.
→ Scoping note
Site survey, lease review, regulations and reference cost plan.
→ Go / No-go
Design team coordination, permit files and landlord approvals.
→ Approved design
Tenders, bid analysis and contract negotiation.
→ Contractors appointed
Scheduling, management and coordination of all parties, budget tracking and weekly reporting.
→ Schedule and budget tracked
Support with handover, snag clearance follow-up and fire-safety inspection preparation.
→ Store open
For brands that prefer a single commitment, Pilostone forms a consortium with qualified contractors and remains your pilot. Your programme’s continuity never depends on a single supplier.
Opening, refurbishment or network rollout: let’s talk about your next programme.
