Representing growth, transition, and assistance for your retail needs
Aki Retail Solutions, led by a seasoned leader with 20+ years in consumer products, offers strategic planning, talent acquisition, store operations optimization, training programs, and visual merchandising to drive retail growth and enhance customer experiences.
About Me
I specialize in guiding consumer product companies to success. My personal experience stems from working at renowned brands such as Ralph Lauren, Buck Mason, and Shinola, where I focused on enhancing consumer experiences, building brands, and expanding retail operations. I have also had the privilege of working with clients such as Melin and Land & Sea Golf. My expertise spans strategic sales, talent recruitment, merchandising, company growth, and leadership development.
What Aki Retail Solutions Can Offer
Identify: Assessing what to Start, Stop, and Continue for optimal growth.
Clarity: Simplifying expectations and vision for clear understanding.
Intent: Uncovering the underlying motivations and objectives for store teams.
Consistency: Hands-on training to reinforce strategic objectives.
Follow Up: Ensuring confidence and competency through regular team check-ins.
Communication: Establishing open channels for ongoing dialogue and feedback throughout brand channels.
Talent Acquisition: Specializing in sourcing and recruiting top-tier talent through targeted recruitment strategies and thorough interview processes.
Purpose: Clarifying each member's role and significance within the organization.
Services
Our services encompass top-tier talent acquisition, customized training and leadership development, strategic planning for sustainable growth, performance enhancement through data-driven insights, team structure optimization, efficient retail operations, and superior visual merchandising to enhance customer experiences.
Talent Acquisition and Development
Top Tier Talent Acquisition:
Streamlining the process of hiring exceptional professionals.
Training Program Development:
Designing and delivering tailored training initiatives.
Leadership Training:
Cultivating strong leadership skills at all levels of the organization.
Strategic Planning and Performance
Retail Strategic Planning:
Crafting both long-term and short-term strategies for sustainable growth.
Business Analytics:
Leveraging data insights to drive informed decision-making.
Performance Improvement: Implementing strategies to enhance retail performance.
Team Structure and Payroll Analysis: Evaluating and optimizing team structures and compensation frameworks.
Operations and Merchandising
Retail Store Operations:
Optimizing day-to-day functioning for efficiency and effectiveness.
Visual Merchandising:
Enhancing the aesthetic appeal and customer experience in-store.
Client Testimonials
Carlos is an absolute stud. We contracted Carlos to oversee and level up our retail strategy and operations at melin and we are so happy with the foundation that he helped us establish and the impact he had on the success of our retail strategy. He is a pro, well liked by the leadership and the more Jr level team members. He can understand a brands perspective, implement processes to support the vision and goals and even help establish management parameters that allow for the long term success. He is a great person and I am confident that anyone looking for high level strategy all the way down to the day to day execution of a retail strategy would be grateful to have Carlos in their corner.
Brian McDonell - Co-Founder and President at Melin
I had the opportunity to work w/ Carlos for one year as he assisted a brand in our portfolio on several key projects including retail operations, store openings and assistance with developing a pop up event trailer for event activations. Carlos is an experienced retail professional who understands all growth phases of retail programs and the value of brand storytelling in the 4 wall experience. No task is too big, Carlos has the well rounded experience to lean in and take retail teams to the next level.
Landon John - Director of Retail at Olukai / Real Estate site selection for Roark & Melin