Our combined retail skill sets allow us to take brand concepts and advise on the opportunity to trade in retail formats.
A retail concept requires the physical retail format combined with all the functions of strategy, finance, marketing, merchandising, buying, retail sales and operations working together.
Surrounding these functions, the processes, procedures and systems to support retail trading need to be considered. We also review the IT, HR and other support requirements for a retail launch.
A typical example of project work we have been called upon to carry out has been the formation of a 'franchise model shop' for taking an existing international fashion brand into a retail format.