Outdoor retailer Globetrotter opens Re:Think-Store in Bonn

Finally: the very first Globetrotter Re:Think Store opens up. The special thing about it: We have taken over almost all of the furniture from the previous tenant (Conrad Electronic) and used it in a creative way. Furthermore, we’ve utilized almost only used materials while setting up the store. Our own repair workshop, the second-hand department (buying & selling) and the rental for outdoor equipment round off the sustainable store concept.
Globetrotter based the concept of the Re:Think Store on the principles of the circular economy: the space and furniture of the previous tenant were taken over and almost all existing materials were reused. Missing materials were taken from the company’s own stock or bought second-hand. Only in very few cases, where there were no other options, we had to deviate from the Re:Use-concept: For instance the lighting was replaced by modern, more energy-efficient technology. »By consequently reusing the old inventory, our Re:Think Store is a true pioneering project,« says Globetrotter CEO Andreas Vogler.

»We know of no one else who has implemented a comparable project in retail so consistently.«
Andreas Vogler, CEO Globetrotter
In 2022 we got the chance to move from our old location in Bonn to a former store of Conrad Electronics. From the start we had the idea to furnish it with used materials as much as possible: »During the first inspection of the property, I was driven by the thought: We have to change! Ripping everything out and building a new store from scratch – that can’t be the right approach in future,« Globetrotter Managing Director Andreas Bartmann recalls. »I am proud of the whole team for how this was implemented.«
How much CO2 and new material were actually saved due to the reuse-concept is being scientifically evaluated by the experts from EPEA. The first results of the analysis are expected in the summer of 2023. »The Interior Circularity Passport makes transparent how the shop is performing from an ecological point of view. At the same time it is a good basis for us to further improve our sustainability performance in shopfitting in the future,« says Sustainability Manager Fabian Nendza.