Champion Retail Services

What Champion Retail Services does

Champion Retail Services, Inc. (CRSI) is a privately held general contractor founded in 2002 in Houston, Texas, now headquartered at 24936 Robert Dr., Porter, TX 77365. The company provides turnkey retail construction, renovation, and engineering services spanning pre-implementation consulting, site surveys, cost estimation and bid management, design-build for prototype stores and rebranding, interior buildout and ground-up construction, and subcontractor and maintenance management. CRSI's client base spans both large corporate retail chains and small private businesses, with named project work for more than twenty major retail, footwear, and shopping center brands including Express, Justice, J. Jill, Asics, Starbucks Coffee, Chico's, Vineyard Vines, Finish Line, General Growth Properties, and First State Bank.

The company's service model is project-based: each engagement is scoped, bid, and executed as a discrete general contractor engagement covering one or more phases of the retail construction lifecycle, from pre-construction consulting through post-completion maintenance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted on a project-by-project basis. CRSI's go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales targeting organizations launching new prototypes and national roll-out programs, with the firm also serving small private business clients and shopping center owners/developers.

CRSI's operating footprint covers the eastern half of the United States, with a deep operational cluster in the Houston metropolitan area (Deerbrook Mall, Baybrook Mall, and numerous in-market retail projects). Execution is delivered through in-house project managers, a distributed network of construction superintendents located across the eastern U.S., and an extensive proprietary database of qualified subcontractors. The firm employs 11–50 people, is owned by its founders with Dean Borden serving as President, and operates as Champion Retail Services, Inc. with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or parent company ownership.

Name

Champion Retail Services

Legal name

Champion Retail Services, Inc.

Website

https://championretailservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Champion Retail Services (CRSI) is a privately held retail general contractor providing design-build, renovation, and engineering services to corporate retail chains and small private businesses across the eastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Porter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. General Contractor Services: CRSI generates revenue through project-based general contractor services including pre-implementation consulting, site survey and needs analysis, project cost estimation and bid management, design-build, general contracting for interior buildout and renovations, and subcontractor/maintenance management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Champion Retail Services, Inc. (CRSI) is a retail construction, renovation, and engineering services company operating as a general contractor. It delivers pre-implementation consulting, site surveys, cost estimation and bid management, design-build (including prototype store development and image rebranding), interior buildout, ground-up construction, open/close store renovation, temporary spaces, corporate roll-out programs, and subcontractor/maintenance management for retail clients across the eastern half of the United States.

Product overview

Champion Retail Services (CRSI) is a retail construction, renovation, and engineering services company offering a comprehensive suite of construction services. The company provides Pre-Implementation Services (consulting, document review, scheduling), Site Survey & Needs Analysis, Project Cost Estimation & Bid Management, Design Build (prototype stores and rebranding), General Contractor Services (interior buildout, ground-up construction, corporate roll-outs), and Subcontractor & Maintenance Management. These services are designed for both large corporate and small private business clients, supporting projects across the eastern half of the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Implementation Services Consulting, document review, schedule development, and building department submittal services provided at the start of retail construction projects for corporate retailers and private business clients.
• Site Survey & Needs Analysis On-site or building visits with project scope assessment, milestone review, and quality control services for retail construction and renovation projects.
• Project Cost Estimation & Bid Management Full bid management, subcontractor awards, and permit management services for retail construction projects.
• Design Build Prototype store design and image rebranding and refresh services for retail environments, supporting corporate roll-out and rebranding initiatives.
• General Contractor Services Interior buildout, ground-up construction, open/close store renovation, temporary spaces, and corporate roll-out program execution for retail clients across the eastern half of the U.S.
• Subcontractor & Maintenance Management Sourcing and management of all trades plus scheduled and emergency maintenance services for retail properties.

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large privately held construction manager with significant retail and commercial interiors work among a diversified portfolio. Overlaps with CRSI in retail tenant improvement and ground-up retail.
• Consigli Construction Co. Privately held construction manager serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with a meaningful retail and commercial interiors portfolio. Geographic and customer overlap with CRSI's eastern-half focus.
• DPR Construction: National technical builder with commercial and retail tenant improvement practices alongside life sciences, healthcare, and advanced technology work. Overlaps with CRSI on retail interiors and roll-outs at the upper end of project size.
• The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National general contractor active across retail, commercial, healthcare, and industrial. Competes with CRSI for retail buildouts but with substantially greater resources and geographic reach.
• Shawmut Design and Construction: National construction management firm serving retail, hospitality, commercial, and institutional clients. Competes with CRSI on retail interior and roll-out work but operates at meaningfully larger scale.

Direct peers

• Weis Builders: Mid-sized general contractor with strong retail and commercial portfolios, including prototype stores and national roll-out programs. Comparable in scale, service breadth, and customer base to CRSI.
• BBL Construction Services: Specialty general contractor focused on retail, restaurant, hospitality, and commercial build-outs nationwide. Highly comparable to CRSI in service mix (interior buildout, renovation, roll-outs) and customer profile (multi-unit retail brands).
• Premier Construction Services Group: Multi-discipline contractor with deep retail and commercial interiors practice serving national brands on prototype and roll-out programs. Directly comparable scope of work and customer profile.
• Pillar Construction Group: Retail-focused commercial contractor specializing in tenant buildouts, remodels, and ground-up retail construction. Directly comparable to CRSI in target market and delivery model.
• Retail Construction Services Inc. General contractor dedicated to retail construction, remodeling, and roll-out services for national chains. Closely analogous niche positioning to CRSI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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