With 17 million French people renting equipment in 2021, the rental market is booming.
How are major retailers getting into equipment rental? What questions do they ask themselves beforehand? Is it profitable? What products do you need to get started?
Over 20 pages of content with the best practices on the market.
In this guide, we will look at all the steps involved in a successful launch, from the initial project phase to the first in-store reservations.
Having helped 15 major retailers launch equipment rental services and more than 800 independent rental companies, we want to highlight the methods that have worked and the mistakes to avoid, so that renting becomes second nature.
Everyone is getting involved... Or wants to get involved...
At least, that's what we're seeing in France at the moment.
But why is equipment rental on the rise?
In this "guide," we'll look at all the steps involved in a successful launch, from the initial project to the first in-store reservations.
How are major retailers getting involved in rental? What questions should you ask yourself beforehand? Is it profitable? Which products should I choose?
After helping 15 major retailers and over 800 independent rental companies get started in equipment rental, we want to highlight the methods that have worked and the mistakes to avoid, so that renting becomes second nature.
But to introduce this guide, it seemed obvious to me to ask the question "Why?"
We met with Clément Chevalier, a member of Avenir Climat and an expert on corporate climate strategies at EcoAct.
We asked him a simple question: "Why should retailers get into rental?"
I'll let you read his answer before discovering the guide.
Happy reading from the whole Lokki team 😃

Lokki supports major retailers in setting up their in-store and online rental businesses.
From initial questions to commercial, practical, and legal support.
We offer a simple tool to centralize all your rental activities in one place.
Manage your reservations and inventory, and accept online bookings, all with a turnkey solution.