Retail

Trusted Teams. Retail Expertise. Developer Mindset. National Partnerships. Proven Success!

Retail development is a significant land use in virtually every community. From neighborhood strip malls, auto dealerships, gas stations and big-box developments, it is a competitive market and often complicated process. From navigating due diligence and site availability, to zoning ordinances, public hearings and the permitting process, commercial developments are often faced with time-consuming roadblocks that can affect a project’s speed to market.

With national resources across multiple disciplines, Bowman’s agile and integrated teams have a keen understanding of marketplace trends and are experts in providing value-based solutions to help expedite time lines, minimize costs, reduce oversight and navigate even the toughest of municipalities to maximize the potential of the land. We focus on results and provide our clients with peace of mind by exceeding expectations and providing a turn-key experience from planning, design and on through construction.

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Expertise

Big/Small Box Retail

Big and Small Box Retail accounts make up one of the largest segments of the retail market sector. With more than 3,200 projects to our name, Bowman can help navigate every aspect of your project from due diligence to zoning, permitting, and managing the entire plan to build construction. Trusted relationships include:

  • Walmart
  • Costco
  • Kohl’s
  • Lowe’s Home Improvement
  • Publix Super Markets
  • Auto Zone
  • Family Dollar
  • Chase Bank

QSR/Restaurants

In the past decade, QSR (quick serve restaurants) have grown in mass popularity by offering quick and affordable food options to diners. These types of establishments now fill every corner of the country and with its incredible growth, is a dominant player in the U.S. foodservice industry. Bowman has completed more than 1,000 projects for clients like:

  • Chick-Fil-A
  • Chipotle
  • Culvers
  • Dairy Queen
  • Whataburger
  • Wendy’s
  • McDonald’s

C-Stores

More people visit a C-store (convenience store) each day than any other kind of retail location making it an essential business to serve our ever-growing population. Bowman’s retail experts have completed more than 1,000 C-store projects to date and have offered insight, guidance and engineering expertise through the land development process to clients such as:

  • 7-Eleven
  • Circle-K
  • WaWa
  • Parker’s Kitchen
  • Royal Farms
  • Friendly Express
  • RaceWay

Fueling Stations

Bowman offers a full suite of services to meet the evolving needs of this critical sector. From fuel storage and dispensing systems to designing retail fueling systems for high-traffic convenience stores to developing commercial fleet fueling stations for large-scale operations, our agile, integrated teams ensure each project is built with safety, efficiency and sustainability.

  • WaWa
  • Royal Farms
  • RaceWay
  • Frederick County Fleet Fueling
  • Maryland State Police

Car Wash

Bowman has provided professional services for more than 300 car wash projects. These services include due diligence, conceptual planning,
zoning, surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, permitting and construction administration. Bowman also performs traffic impact
studies for car wash sites throughout the country.

  • Super Star Car Wash
  • Tidal Wave Auto Spa
  • Bill’s Car Wash
  • Tommy’s Express Car Wash
  • Radiant Car Wash
  • Sam’s Xpress Car Wash

Program Management

These “rinse & repeat” projects are a specialty in which Bowman has excelled, facilitating design, permitting and construction on time and on budget. Involved with regional and national brand chains, Bowman has designed and built over 1,000 program projects for clients like:

  • Starbuck’s
  • Circle K
  • CVS
  • Walmart
  • Sam’s Club
  • Walgreen’s

Bowman Perspectives

Navigating Development Challenges in the Restaurant & Retail Market

Project Highlights