Create your winning edge by knowing what to build before your competitors do.
Predict trends 3-6 months ahead
Predictive trend intelligence for product strategy
Predictive market analysis using design expertise, digital analytics, performance data, supply chain metrics, and industry trends
Quarterly trend reports that capture relevant product, consumer, and market trends to help teams stay agile and aligned with evolving customer needs and competitive dynamics
Custom trend deep-dives offering targeted analyses focused on specific product categories, customer segments, or macro trends to support strategic decisions
Competitive intelligence on emerging styles, materials, pricing strategies, and consumer preferences to enable smarter business decisions
Build products customers actually want
Product development & assortment strategy
Assortment architecture to define what products are offered, how they are categorized, at what price points, and for which channels
Seasonal and long-range assortment roadmaps to help teams plan what to do, when, and why
Trade Show and Trend analysis helping companies stay ahead of consumer demand, discover innovations, evaluate competitors, and make informed decisions about product direction, assortment planning, and sourcing
Merchandising & buying frameworks for how you plan, source, allocate and manage products to drive sales, margins and customer satisfaction
Global sourcing & manufacturing
From idea to shelf: develop and source margin-rich products
Smart sourcing for competitive advantage
Global & domestic sourcing strategy
Product briefs and spec packages—outline strategic intent, design vision, and business requirements with technical specifications and production requirements ready for manufacturing process
Factory and vendor sourcing find the right partners—factories and vendors—to bring your product designs to life
Sourcing scorecard—audit existing vendors, benchmark new ones, and recommend actions to optimize cost, quality, lead times, and compliance—based on the company’s strategic goals
Maximize margins through direct sourcing
Factory-direct & container sourcing for E-commerce
Factory and vendor sourcing—to optimize Hero, high-volume, and high-margin SKUs, maximize sales and create a more resilient supply chain
Domestic container purchasing strategy—test and scale product offerings without taking on the complexity and risk of overseas sourcing
Diversify supply chain model—reduce dependency on a single factory, supplier, vendor, country, or transport method
Market execution & scale
Bring ideas to life – and to market.
Turn product ideas into sales results
Product lifecycle & go-to-market execution
Product lifecycle management connecting cross-functional teams to manage a product’s evolution from start to finish
Sales enablement tools helping teams translate product knowledge into compelling, conversion-focused conversations and materials
Product and customer performance analysis to understand what’s working, what’s underperforming, and who your most valuable customers are
Product-channel-customer alignment tailoring products to match how and where customers shop across different channels
Win with major retail buyers
Large retail buyer engagement & sell-in
Retail Buyer Readiness & Line Review Support helping manufacturers present to major retail buyers with confidence and strategic alignment to what large retailers look for in a partner, including product positioning and value proposition development
Product-Channel Strategy & Sales Enablement aligning a manufacturer’s product assortment and messaging with the right retail channels and customer expectations while developing compelling sales materials and presentation strategies