New health and lifestyle services for railway stations
For our new retail program, we are looking for new health and lifestyle services for our railway stations at Deutsche Bahn (DB). Together with our strong partner DB Station&Service, which operates more than 5,000 railway stations and welcomes more than 20 million travelers every day, we want to offer something special. This is why we need you!
In order to improve the quality and satisfaction rate of our passenger service, we are constantly on the lookout for innovative retail concepts.
Convince us of your solution and test it in our pop-up store at Berlin Central Station.
This 100-day signature program gives startups the chance to customize their solution to real retail challenges and live-test it. What is in it for you?
- EUR 25,000, no equity taken
- Exclusive access to DB experts, data and markets
- Run your concept at Berlin Central Station for 11 weeks – rent-free and without running costs!
You will be supported by a dedicated DB mindbox startup manager and will have 24/7 access to our coworking space in Berlin.
This is a great opportunity to lay the foundation for joint projects and successful long-term collaboration with Deutsche Bahn Group, Europe’s largest mobility and infrastructure provider.
Questions? More information about the pop-up store at Berlin Central station is available here and also check out our FAQs.
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Your retail concept - Our pop-up store
Do you have a concept of innovative health and lifestyle services that perfectly fits our train stations? Within 100 days, we will jointly develop a concept for running our pop-up store at Berlin Central Station. Afterwards, you will operate the store rent-free and without running costs for 11 weeks.
More detailed information on our focus areas can be found below. However, these are the key facts about the location:
- 300,000+ travelers per day at Berlin Central Station
- Top location at the main entrance
- 16m² rental space (no storage)
- Electricity (18 kW)
- Wi-Fi
- No water connection
- Shop design: Wrap-around glass walls, stoneware flooring, LED strip
- Social rooms for employees
© Deutsche Bahn AG / Christian Bedeschinski
Smart food and nutrition
What we eat has a significant impact on our well-being. DB is therefore looking for concepts that offer a range of innovative (packaged) products that complement each other or are even combined with services to keep our travelers happy and healthy.
© Deutsche Bahn AG / Max Lautenschläger
Femcare and personal care concepts
In particular, we are looking for products and/or services that help women improve their health and well-being in everyday life. However, beauty and grooming solutions for all genders are also welcome.
© Deutsche Bahn AG / Christian Bedeschinski
Health services
Apart from doctors and pharmacies, we are looking for possibilities to bring health care to the train station. Conceivable options include the sale or execution of medical tests as well as corresponding consulting concepts.
© Deutsche Bahn AG / Dominic Dupont
Other solutions
You have a brilliant concept for improving health and lifestyle services at our stations, which isn't covered by the three focus areas? Share it with us!
Timeline
Application deadline
Last day to apply for the program (eod)
Announcement of candidates
Invitation of selected teams
Q&A meeting
Get to know the use case and our requirements in detail in order to optimally prepare your pitch
Selection day
Pitch your solution live on stage to our expert jury and audience
Start of program
Start the 100-day Proof of Concept (PoC) to design your store concept and prepare for operations
End of program / Starting the store
Finish the preparation phase and start running the store
End of store operations
The live test of your retail concept is complete