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Retail · Growth

Zero to $250K a month in 100 days

SectorRetailFirst location
ChallengeCold startNo digital infrastructure
SolutionAI-powered marketing opsLoyalty + QR enrollment
ProcessData-centric marketingCommunity engagement
Outcome$250K/mo in 100 days#1 local search
RoleProduct Marketing Designer
OrganizationSpecialty retail chain (confidential)
MethodsData-centric growth · AI workflows · Service design
Key deliverablesService blueprint · Loyalty program · Training modules

Where this started

A retail chain was opening its very first location: no customers, no digital infrastructure, and a competitive local market. On a six-month engagement as Product Marketing Designer, I built the digital backbone and the data-centric growth engine, then trained the teams to run both without me.

The friction

What was getting in the way

A brand-new location starting from zero customers and zero digital presence.

No systems: no workspace tooling, no sales channels, no customer data, no loyalty mechanics.

A diverse local community that generic mass marketing would never reach.

The response

What we built instead

Deployed Google Workspace and stood up B2C and B2B sales channels from scratch.

Built a Gemini-powered workflow generating daily digital flyers automatically.

QR-code enrollment that signs up new customers into an automated loyalty program on the spot.

Claude-based analysis of customer demand driving ethnic procurement decisions.

A service design blueprint so the operating model survives and scales.

The method

How the evidence led there

Data-centric localization

marketing tuned to the neighbourhoods and ethnic communities the store actually serves, not a generic radius.

Community presence

identified geo-located events to exhibit at and launched CSR initiatives in local communities.

Team enablement

built training modules for the marketing team and trained multiple teams on customer service and service optimization.

Measure and iterate

every channel instrumented, every decision checked against the numbers weekly.

The result

What changed

Monthly sales grew from $0 to $250K in under 100 days.

The location became the number one result on local Google search.

1.5 million organic impressions on social media.

Teams trained and a reusable service blueprint left behind: growth that doesn't depend on the consultant staying.

Why it matters: Proof that design leadership converts directly into revenue: research, service design, AI operations and training, all pointed at one commercial outcome.

Six-month engagement, completed 2026. Detailed metrics and materials available in conversation. Get in touch.