RIIS Group

What RIIS Group does

RIIS Group is a Denmark-headquartered (Kolding) provider of turnkey space development services, founded approximately 60 years ago and operating across 17 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North America, India, and Australia. The company delivers an integrated 'Design, Source, Build, Maintain' stack for retail stores, restaurants, cafés, offices, hotels, and lounges, primarily serving international chains and brands rather than one-off end clients. Its flagship reference is a strategic partnership with JOE & THE JUICE, scaled from 5 stores to more than 400 across 17 countries since 2012.

The core offering is professional services rather than a software or technology product: RIIS handles concept design, supplier handling, purchasing, construction, and key handover, and is also positioned as a maintenance partner post-handover. The technology footprint is conventional (no proprietary software, APIs, or AI assets disclosed); differentiation rests on nearly 60 years of accumulated project experience (10,000+ completed projects), a global execution footprint, and FSC certification for responsibly sourced materials.

Commercially, RIIS operates a project-based, one-time-fee model with pricing not publicly disclosed, going to market through direct enterprise field sales supplemented by channel-partner-style strategic partnerships with anchor brands. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding rounds, and runs an active CSR and ESG communications program (2024-25 CSR Report). Revenue, headcount, and ownership structure are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

RIIS Group

Legal name

RIIS Group

Website

https://riis-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RIIS Group is a Denmark-based turnkey space development firm that designs, sources, builds, and maintains retail, hospitality, office, and fashion environments across 17 countries, with nearly 60 years of experience and over 10,000 completed projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolding

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Space Solutions: RIIS generates revenue through project-based engagements where they design, develop, build and maintain complete turnkey solutions for retail stores, restaurants, cafés, offices and more. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees for design-build-maintain services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RIIS Group designs, sources, builds and maintains complete turnkey space solutions for retail stores, restaurants, cafés, offices, hotels and lounges worldwide. The company serves international chains and brands, handling the full lifecycle from concept design through supplier handling, purchasing, and key handover, with main markets across Europe, the Middle East, North America, India and Australia.

Product overview

RIIS Group operates as a physical space design and build company offering integrated service packages rather than discrete software products. Their core portfolio consists of Complete Solutions and Turnkey Solutions, which encompass four main service pillars: Design, Source, Build, and Maintain. These services are delivered across retail stores, restaurants, cafés, offices, hotels, and lounges. The company specializes in two primary design disciplines—Retail Design and Workplace Design—all delivered as professional services for international chains and brands across Europe, the Middle East, North America, India, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complete Solutions End-to-end turnkey offering covering concept design, supplier handling, purchasing, and key handover for international retail, hospitality, office and fashion clients.
• Retail Design Strategic retail space design services for stores, including concept development, visual merchandising layout, and brand-aligned store environments for international retail chains and brands.
• Workplace Design Office and workplace interior design services focused on creating functional and aesthetically aligned work environments for corporate clients.
• Turnkey Project Delivery Full-service project delivery including concept design, supplier handling, purchasing, and key handover for retail, hospitality, office and fashion industry clients worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scaled JOE & THE JUICE from 5 stores to 400+ stores across 17 countries since 2012
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JOE & THE JUICEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Through a creative strategical partnership, RIIS has scaled JOE & THE JUICE from 5 stores to more than 400 stores across 17 countries since 2012. In close collaboration, RIIS has been handling everything from development and implementation of concept design to supplier handling, purchasing and key handover. This represents RIIS's flagship example of complete solutions delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unispace: Global workplace strategy, design and construction firm with turnkey delivery capability; directly comparable to RIIS's Workplace Design and Complete Solutions offerings for multinational corporate clients.
• DesignGroup: Design-build firm specializing in retail, restaurant and hospitality rollouts with full concept-to-handover service; directly comparable in scope and customer profile to RIIS.
• Benoy: International architecture and masterplanning firm with retail, leisure and workplace expertise across UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia; comparable international footprint and customer base to RIIS.
• M Moser Associates: Integrated design-build firm specializing in workplace and hospitality interiors across Asia, Europe and the Middle East; competes with RIIS for global enterprise rollouts in similar verticals.
• CallisonRTKL (Arcadis): Retail, hospitality and workplace design firm (now part of Arcadis) with strong global rollout expertise; directly comparable to RIIS in retail/hospitality turnkey design and concept-to-completion delivery.
• HLW International: Architecture, interior design and planning firm serving corporate, retail, hospitality and education clients globally; similar integrated design-led service model and multi-vertical exposure.
• IA Interior Architects: Global interior architecture firm focused on corporate, retail and hospitality projects with end-to-end design and project management; highly comparable service scope and client base to RIIS.
• Tétris (JLL Fit Out): JLL-owned design-build firm delivering turnkey retail, hospitality and commercial interiors globally; the closest direct competitor to RIIS's Complete Solutions model and a benchmark for the enterprise turnkey segment.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global design, architecture and planning firm with significant workplace and hospitality practices; a well-capitalized incumbent competing for large multinational mandates alongside RIIS.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with extensive retail, hospitality and workplace practices; broader portfolio and deeper resources than RIIS but competes for the same enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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