Securing local supply for your municipality

The challenge

Challenges for the municipality

Closing shops weaken the village centre and its appeal.
Conventional markets can hardly be established in small municipalities.
Residents expect supply close to home.
Funding and planning questions are complex and time-consuming.

The solution

How friedas supports the municipality

Data-based location analysis as a solid basis for decisions.
Digitally supported operation with long opening hours and bearable costs.
Support with funding, concept and viability.
Flexible operator models from municipal to self-employed operation.

Benefits

Advantages for the municipality

Public services secured. Basic supply remains close to home.
Village centre strengthened. A lively meeting place instead of vacancy.
Confident decisions. Location analysis and viability from a single source.
Eligibility checkable. We jointly review suitable funding options.

Who this is for

Municipalities, mayors and municipal councils that want to permanently secure local supply in their area.

Example application

The municipal council wants to secure supply in the main town. friedas prepares a location analysis, develops a concept and reviews funding options; from this emerges a digital local supplier run by a local operator.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What role does the municipality take in operation?

That is flexible. The municipality can operate it itself, appoint an operator or support a cooperative. We clarify the right model together.

Is such a local supplier eligible for funding?

Depending on the federal state and programme, various funding options may apply. We jointly review which ones fit your project.

How much effort is the planning for the municipality?

friedas provides support from the location analysis through the concept to implementation, so the planning effort for the municipality remains manageable.