santalis, Independent Pharmacy Network
Build a consistent customer experience, from brand DNA to pharmacy rollout.
The challenge
Build a global brand and roll it out across a pharmacy network.
Our client chose Encoreunebellejournée to entrust us with creating the overall customer experience: co-creating the brand’s DNA, then translating it into a 360° experience and rolling it out. The goal was to create a complete customer journey, with the customer at its heart and a bold ambition: to create a different, innovative pharmacy concept. This work called for all our cross-disciplinary expertise: brand, offering, service and space, to transform the customer experience.
what we've done
strategy
brand territory
Brand platform
brand content
storytelling
CUSTOMER JOURNEY and experience
RETAIL DESIGN furniture
window display design
activation
IN-STORE EVENTS
SIGNAGE
point-of-sale displays
retail concept book
Our response: Put our holistic, cross-disciplinary design approach into practice.
From brand platform and messaging to the customer journey and signage, from façades to window displays, we developed the principles, content and tools to bring the Santalis brand and its pharmacies to life and roll them out consistently across the network.

The overall brand concept applied to Pharmacie retail stores.
the brand’s DNA was translated throughout the point of sale

The brand signature.
Expressing the promise in just a few words, with plenty of meaning
Step 1: Define Santalis’ strategy and positioning.
Brand platform, positioning, mission, vision, values and promise: we built the strategic foundation for Santalis, then defined the codes and brand territory that would make it visible and recognizable.




Step 2: Build the brand’s messaging, content and personality.
Storytelling, tone of voice, messaging, content, and even the creation of the brand’s iconic character: Natalis. All to faithfully convey the close relationships that are a defining feature of Santalis.

The illustrated concept book.
strategy, storytelling, brand, store guidelines, POS materials, window displays, sales promotions



POS display design, brand content creation, service segmentation.
the brand comes to life through in-store journeys
Step 3: Translate the brand into a retail experience
We translated Santalis’s positioning into a clear, precise and distinctive retail experience (customer journey, clarity of products and services, zoning, world-building, optimised visitor flows)

Different customer journeys depending on the reason for the visit or appointment.
prioritize customer comfort and convenience, and efficient working for employees

A closer look at a world of products and services.
a corner brought to life through the meticulous application of brand codes

Step 4: Organise how customers read the space and the offering, from the outside through to the aisles, creating a brand system that can be rolled out across the entire network.
Interior signage, visual codes, reading hierarchy, identification of spaces and services: we organized the information to guide customers, showcase the offering and strengthen brand consistency. Once the interior design was finalized, we brought all our recommendations together in a comprehensive guide, enabling each pharmacy to adapt the Santalis concept to its layout.
Façade design is key to making a retail outlet more attractive.
design variations tailored to different building types and architectural styles



In-store sales promotions, customer workshop corner.
the creation of themed spaces

A closer look at one of the themed service areas.
bespoke design & scenography
The result.
• A comprehensive brief that brought the brand’s full value to life at every touchpoint. End-to-end client support: an excellent example of agency-client collaboration.
• A concept rolled out in France and Belgium, across new builds and rebrands.
• An innovative, high-performing positioning or how to rethink the pharmacy business by championing advice and service.
• A different approach to pharmacy, offering customers a unique experience in these new pharmacies.
• Results that outperform the market: higher revenue, higher margins and more customers
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“After some excellent preliminary work on the brand territory and the concept’s DNA, the team at Encoreunebellejournée advised us every step of the way. We really appreciated working with the team, especially their attentiveness, sound advice, and the time and energy they dedicated to the project.”

Florie Demeillers
RÉSEAU SANTALIS
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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