Fractional Retail Expertise

Scale your brand
into retail.

Without the guesswork.

Senior retail leadership at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Two experienced professionals working directly with you, embedded as part of your team.

4,000+
EMEA retail locations with GTM strategy & execution
500+
Store rollouts delivered at up to 98% compliance
35+
Combined years of senior retail experience
60+
Product launches across global markets
The Retail Reality

Getting in is hard.
Staying there is harder.

Most brands underestimate what retail actually demands — and pay for it.

85%

of new products fail. The #1 reason is lack of go-to-market preparation — not a bad product.

Source: Harvard Business School
£30m+

wasted on failed product launches in the UK every year.

Source: Nielsen
Only 4%

of in-store merchandising is executed correctly — 50% of displays are late or never built.

Source: One Door
2 in 3

consumers trust brands with a physical retail presence more than online-only brands.

Source: Uberall Consumer Survey
What founders assume
"We have a great product — retailers will want us"
"Our DTC success will translate directly"
"We'll figure out retail as we go"
"We just need to get listed — it sells itself"
"We can handle retail without senior experience"
What retailers actually expect
A commercial case backed by data and category insight
A clear sell-in story with pricing, margin and ranging plan
Retail-ready merchandising, VM standards and brand assets
Ongoing sell-through support, not just a launch plan
A team that understands retail operations and compliance
See how we close the gap →
Why RGP

A team, not an agency.

A team, not an agency

No layers. No account managers. Two senior professionals working directly with you — no handoffs, no juniors delivered by someone else.

With you, not for you

Think of us as the senior hire you haven't made yet — part of your team for as long as you need us, aligned to your goals.

Honest counsel, not upsell

We'll tell you what you actually need, and what you don't. Plain language, no corporate jargon, no padding the scope.

Learn about our approach →
The proof

We have delivered for brands scaling into retail.

4,000+
EMEA retail locations
1,400+
Brand stores & shop-in-shops
500+
Store rollouts at 98% compliance
77%
Carbon reduction via smarter design
50+
Experiential activations
60+
Product launches delivered
See our full track record →
Brands we've worked with
Samsung
Dyson
Intel
Whirlpool
Vodafone
Turkcell
L'Oreal
Absolut
Unilever
Mondelez International
Purina
P&G
Mattel
Nissan

Ready to scale your brand into retail?

No pitch decks. No jargon. Just an honest conversation about where you are and where you want to go.

Book a discovery callMeet the team