Independent commercial advisory for Retail and CPG · Dennis Palma
Are We
Retail !?

A clear path from commercial ambition
to retail reality.

For consumer brands, retailers and investors making consequential growth decisions.

Explore the work
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The question behind the name

Is your business ready for the shelf, the buyer and the numbers?

Great products and ambitious plans still have to clear the commercial realities of consumer trends, shopper insights, pricing, distribution, operations and retailer economics.

Are We Retail !? We help find the gaps and move with purpose.
  • What will customers actually buy?
  • Where can we grow profitably?
  • What needs to change to execute?
How we work

Three ways to make progress.

Focused engagements built around the decision in front of you. Scope and deliverables are agreed before work begins.

01 / DIAGNOSE

Commercial reality check

Pressure-test your market, channel, customer proposition and economics before committing more capital or time.

Best for: new growth bets, retail readiness and investor diligence.
02 / BUILD

Route to revenue

Define priority customers, pricing, partnerships and a go-to-market plan that connects strategy to execution.

Best for: market entry, Latin America expansion and channel growth.
03 / LEAD

Commercial leadership

Get senior-level support to sharpen decisions, align teams and advance complex commercial initiatives.

Best for: leadership transitions, key accounts and transformation.
Find your fit

What is the decision you need to make?

Answer three short questions. You’ll get a practical starting point, then we can shape the actual scope together.

Question 1 of 3

What is your primary challenge?

Who’s behind it

Built by an operator.

Dennis Palma is a Miami-based global commercial leader whose career spans PriceSmart, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg and Procter & Gamble. He has led B2B and export businesses and built growth plans across categories, channels and regions. His experience includes managing the Walmart relationship in the U.S. and globally, and working with other global retailers.

His perspective connects the boardroom question to the buyer meeting, the supply chain and the P&L.

Are We Retail !?Bringing that operating experience to companies navigating their next stage of growth.
30+ Years in commercial leadership Retailer and supplier sides
4 Fortune 1000 companies Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, PriceSmart
$1B+ P&Ls managed Across multifunctional teams
60+ Countries Operations across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
800+ People Teams managed In complex matrix organizations
Walmart & PriceSmart Experience in managing the U.S. and global relationship Has also worked with multiple global retailers.
Let’s talk

Bring the hard commercial question.

Tell Dennis what you are trying to decide, where you are stuck and what a useful outcome would look like.