--- title: Six insights to be mindful of when choosing the floor for your retail outlet or mall [survey] description: Whilst flooring decisions in malls and retail outlets are often made by designers, architects or project managers, we wanted to know what SHOPPERS want from the floors in the malls and retail outlets they choose to frequent. image: https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/Factory%20Outlet%20Ursus_-009811-edited.jpg --- [![Polysales_Logo_FullColour](https://info.polysales.com/hubfs/Polysales_Logo_FullColour.png)](https://www.polysales.com/) - [WHY VINYL](https://www.polysales.com/why-vinyl/) - PRODUCTS - [PRODUCTS](https://www.polysales.com/flooring-products/) - [ROLLING REGULARS](https://www.polysales.com/rolling-regulars/) - [SOLUTIONS](https://www.polysales.com/flooring-solutions/) - [PROJECTS](https://www.polysales.com/featured-projects/) - [NEWS](https://info.polyflor.co.za/news) - [MEET THE TEAM](https://www.polysales.com/about-us/) [CONTACT](https://www.polysales.com/contact-us/) Industry sector specific flooring # Six insights to be mindful of when choosing the floor for your retail outlet or mall \[survey\] Whilst flooring decisions in malls and retail outlets are often made by designers, architects or project managers, we wanted to know what SHOPPERS want from the floors in the malls and retail outlets they choose to frequent. [Nelia Garcia](https://info.polysales.com/news/author/nelia-garcia) Aug 15, 2018 --- *Whilst flooring decisions in malls and retail outlets are often made by designers, architects or project managers, we wanted to know what SHOPPERS want from the floors in the malls and [retail](https://www.polyflor.co.za/flooring-solutions/retail/) outlets they choose to frequent.* *So we conducted an informal, anonymous survey amongst a random group of shoppers to determine what it is that shoppers want when it comes to flooring.  No product bias was introduced.* ![1](https://info.polysales.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1.png?width=800&name=1.png)![2-791447-edited](https://info.polysales.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-791447-edited.png?width=800&name=2-791447-edited.png) Polyflor answers to six common environmental questions and misconceptions on vinyl flooring [here](https://info.polysales.com/news/how-much-do-you-know-about-vinyl-flooring). --- *For more insights like these [sign up for Polyflor Insights](https://info.polysales.com/subscribe-to-polyflor-insights) and we will send useful tips and advice straight to your inbox.* [![Subscribe to Insights](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2749413/c3f7e663-5b39-4949-9da6-501cdad39dd9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2749413/c3f7e663-5b39-4949-9da6-501cdad39dd9) [Industry sector specific flooring](https://info.polysales.com/news/topic/industry-sector-specific-flooring) [Retail](https://info.polysales.com/news/topic/retail) ## Similar posts Ask Denver ### [Addressing installation challenges when installing vinyl flooring](https://info.polysales.com/news/addressing-installation-challenges-when-installing-vinyl-flooring) Whilst flooring decisions in malls and retail outlets are often made by designers, architects or project managers, we wanted to know what SHOPPERS... 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