Retail Account Development

Get your products in front of the retail buyers that matter.

We help retail-ready brands turn strong products into buyer-ready opportunities: the right accounts, the right retail story, and the follow-through needed to move into samples, reviews, onboarding, pilots, and account conversations.

Recent work helped advance an established fragrance and beauty portfolio into nationwide grocery and value-chain launch paths, Mexico pharmacy marketplace registration, convenience pilots, c-store launch paths, and U.S. grocery onboarding and product review.

$100M+

Combined annual sales represented across retail-ready brands and product portfolios

5,000+

Combined store footprint across major grocery and value-chain launch paths

2,000+

Store pharmacy network tied to Mexico marketplace registration and catalog setup

100

Store pilot path with one of the world's largest convenience-store chains

U.S. #1

Onboarding and product review movement with the largest grocery chain in the United States

Built for both sides

Built for brands and buyers.

For Brands

We help retail-ready brands get in front of the right accounts with a stronger commercial reason to respond.

Retail target mapping
Buyer-ready product positioning
Tailored outreach
Sample and onboarding follow-up
Live opportunity tracking
Performance-first account development

For Retail Buyers

We bring prepared product opportunities that are relevant, organized, and easy to evaluate.

Retail-ready brands
Market gap identification
Growth opportunities
Category-specific rationale
Samples and sell sheets
Pricing and setup details

Brands get better access. Buyers get better-prepared opportunities.

Retail universe

The accounts brands want to reach.

Prior work has involved account development, buyer conversations, review paths, onboarding steps, marketplace setup, channel strategy, or target-account research across retail groups like these.

Walmart logo
Target logo
Costco logo
Loblaw logo
Shoppers Drug Mart logo
CVS logo
Walgreens logo
TJ Maxx logo
Winners logo
Ross logo
Burlington logo
Dollarama logo
Dollar Tree logo
7-Eleven logo
Circle K logo
Sephora logo
Ulta logo
Nordstrom logo
Tesco logo
Farmacias del Ahorro
Farmacias Benavides logo
Farmacias Guadalajara
Uniprix logo
Proxim logo
Colliers logo
Bridgeport

Logos and names are shown for identification of retail channels, account-development experience, research, outreach, target-account familiarity, or retail pathways. They do not imply endorsement, affiliation, retailer client status, or a current commercial relationship unless expressly stated.

Most brands do not have a product problem. They have an access and positioning problem.

You may already have a good product, good packaging, and strong customer demand.

But major retailers still need to understand why the product belongs in their assortment, why their customer would buy it, why the price point works, why now is the right time, what proof supports the opportunity, and what the next step should be.

Most brands send a sell sheet and hope. We build the retail argument and push the account forward.

Method

How we create retail opportunities.

01

Find the right retail opening

We study your product, pricing, margin, packaging, proof, samples, and current traction. Then we look for the retailers and channels where your product has a real reason to win.

02

Build the buyer-ready argument

We turn the product into a retailer-specific case: the customer fit, price point, category gap, display logic, timing, and next step.

03

Move the account forward

We contact the relevant buying path, follow up with useful information, manage responses, coordinate samples, and push interested accounts toward review, onboarding, pilots, or setup.

Differentiator

We do the research most brands do not have time to do.

We do not just ask, "Who is the buyer?" We use advanced research tools and AI to move faster, but every buyer-facing message is human-reviewed, commercially grounded, and written for the account.

What does this retailer already sell?
What is missing from the assortment?
Which price points are crowded?
Where could this product fit?
What proof would make the buyer care?
What would the buyer need to say yes to a review?

Case study

Turning a fragrance portfolio into retail movement.

An established fragrance and beauty portfolio had strong products and major retail potential, but needed sharper access and stronger retailer-specific positioning.

The work helped move the portfolio into launch paths, pilots, onboarding, marketplace registration, and product-review stages across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

  • Nationwide launch path with a major grocery chain
  • Nationwide launch path with a value chain, creating a combined grocery/value footprint of over 5,000 stores
  • Mexico pharmacy marketplace registration and catalog upload path tied to a 2,000+ store pharmacy network
  • 100-store pilot path with one of the world's largest convenience-store chains
  • Nationwide launch path with another established convenience-store chain
  • Sample, new-item review, onboarding, and product-review movement with the largest grocery chain in the United States
  • Production, packaging, catalog, display, and follow-through support to keep accounts moving

Outcome

Not just more outreach. Actual retail movement: nationwide launch paths, pilots, samples, onboarding, marketplace registration, product reviews, setup work, and account expansion discussions.

Examples are generalized from actual retail business development work. Specific retailer names and commercial details can be discussed privately where appropriate.

Clear deliverables

Clear deliverables. Weekly progress updates.

You should always know what is being built, which accounts are moving, and what the next action is. We track the work like a retail pipeline, not a mystery outreach campaign.

01

Retail target map

Priority accounts, channels, banners, and retail formats worth pursuing first.

Research
02

Buyer-ready pitch angles

The account-specific reason each retailer should care, written in plain retail language.

Positioning
03

Outreach and follow-up execution

Tailored messages, useful follow-up, sample coordination, and response handling.

Execution
04

Live opportunity pipeline

Who was contacted, who responded, what stage each account is in, and what needs to happen next.

Tracking
05

Weekly movement report

Warm accounts, blocked accounts, next steps, open questions, and where traction is building.

Updates
Accounts mapped
Stage tracked
Next action clear

Performance-first

You do not pay until we prove performance.

For qualified brands, we can start with a performance-first retail opportunity sprint.

You only pay after we create a pre-agreed qualified retail milestone, such as a buyer response, meeting, sample request, onboarding step, marketplace registration, pilot discussion, product review, or another written milestone agreed before outreach begins.

If we do not create the agreed performance milestone, you do not pay for the sprint.

Once traction is proven, we can continue through a commission, retainer, or hybrid structure.

We earn the right to continue by creating real retail traction first.

Best fit

Finished product
Samples ready
Wholesale and retail pricing
Enough margin for retail and commission
Existing sales or proof of demand
Serious goal to enter larger retail accounts

Not a fit

Idea-stage products
No samples
Weak margins
Unclear claims
No pricing or inventory clarity
Teams expecting guaranteed placement

Founder

A note from Adrian.

I started this because I saw how many strong brands struggle to reach the right retail buyers.

The product may be good. The packaging may be ready. The brand may already have traction. But if the pitch does not match the retailer's customer, category, price point, and timing, the opportunity stalls.

My work is to find the retail opening, build the buyer-ready argument, and keep the account moving until there is a real next step.

That could be a meeting, samples, onboarding, a pilot, marketplace registration, or product setup.

This is what I do best.

FAQ

Straight answers before the first call.

Do you guarantee retail placement?

No. Retailers make their own decisions. We focus on creating qualified retail opportunities: buyer responses, meetings, samples, onboarding steps, new-item reviews, marketplace registration, pilots, and account pathways.

What categories do you work with?

The category matters less than readiness. We work best with companies that already have a strong product, some retail or sales proof, clear pricing and margins, and a serious goal to move into larger accounts. They usually do not need a basic sales rep. They need professional retail experience to help turn proof into the next level of growth.

Do you charge a retainer?

For qualified brands, we can begin performance-first or hybrid. Exact terms depend on product readiness, account size, and scope.

What do you need from us?

Samples, pricing, margin, product images, sell sheets, inventory details, claims, current sales channels, and target accounts.

Book call

Have a product that should be in more stores?

Send us the product, current traction, and the retail accounts you want to reach. We will tell you whether there is a credible path and what the first opportunity sprint should look like.

Book a Retail Opportunity Call