Southeast Asia Retail Consulting

YCP provides expert consulting services tailored for the Southeast Asia retail market, helping firms expand and thrive with global insight.

Southeast Asia Retail Consulting

YCP Solidiance Retail Experts in Southeast Asia

Retail experts in Southeast Asia

The Retail industry in Southeast Asia is evolving rapidly, driven by digital transformation and changing consumer behavior.

YCP, a leading consulting firm, leverages global expertise to tackle market barriers in Southeast Asia, empowering Retail businesses with strategic insights and innovative solutions.

As a trusted partner in Retail consulting, YCP is dedicated to guiding businesses in Southeast Asia towards sustainable growth and competitive success.

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Unlocking Potential: Your Path to Excellence with Southeast Asia's Retail Professionals

Southeast Asia's retail landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by digital transformation and changing consumer preferences. YCP specializes in navigating this dynamic market.

Our expertise in Southeast Asia enables clients to capture growth opportunities in its diverse retail sector, from e-commerce to traditional storefronts.

YCP leverages local insights and global best practices to help businesses optimize operations and strategize for long-term success in Southeast Asia's competitive retail industry.

Our Services

Marketing & Sales

Elevate your Marketing & Sales in Southeast Asia with YCP's tailored strategies.

  • Branding & Brand Management
  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Pricing
  • Digital Marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Sales Channel Strategy
  • Digital Sales

Operations

Boost your Southeast Asia retail operations with YCP's tailored expert solutions.

  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Growth Strategy Implementation
  • Operation Transformation
  • Manufacturing
  • Organization Design

Supply Chain Management

Optimize your supply chain in Southeast Asia for peak efficiency & growth with YCP.

  • Supply Chain
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Procurement
  • Logistics

M&A, Transactions, and PMI

Navigating M&A and PMI in Southeast Asia's retail sector with precision and strategic insight.

  • M&A Strategy
  • Divesstiture/Curb-out Strategy
  • M&A Target Scouting
  • Buyer/Investor Search
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • M&A Execution (Buy-side & Sell-side Financial Advisory)
  • Valuation
  • Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
  • Value Creation
  • IPO PMO
  • Joint Venture
  • Corporate Venture Capital

Strategy

Guiding retail growth in Southeast Asia with bespoke strategic frameworks.

  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Growth Opportunity Identification
  • New Business Development
  • Organization Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Asset/Project Risk Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership & Channel Strategy

Digital Transformation

Driving digital innovation in Southeast Asia's retail sector with strategic insights.

  • DX Vision
  • Digital Roadmap
  • CIO/CDO Support
  • System Architecture Design
  • DX PMO
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Big Data Analysis
  • IT Organization Design & Restructuring
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Off-shore Development Centre Set-up

Public Services

YCP crafts retail strategies, enhancing public services across Southeast Asia.

  • Economic Development
  • Public Policy Development
  • E-Governance

Sustainability

Guiding retail growth with sustainability at its core in Southeast Asia.

  • Sustainability Strategy & Implementation
  • Double Materiality
  • Decarbonization & Net-Zero Strategy
  • Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
  • Sustainability Due Diligence
  • Supply Chain Assessment
  • ESG Reporting
  • Investor Relations & Fundraising
  • Organization & Governance Design

Market Research

Leveraging deep insights in Southeast Asia's retail landscape for strategic growth.

  • Market Landscape
  • Market Size
  • Industry Structure and Trend
  • Competitive Benchmark
  • Business Partner Search & Screening
  • B2B/B2C Customer Survey
  • B2B Customer Survey
  • Consumer Research

Navigating Retail Sector in Southeast Asia

Rising Internet Penetration Impacts Retail Structures

  • Southeast Asia boasts over 400 million internet users, increasingly influencing retail dynamics. E-commerce is booming, forcing traditional retailers to adapt quickly.
  • The market shift drives the convergence of online and offline retail. Fact: offline/online purchasing continues to grow with digital growth rate at 35%, businesses realign strategies accordingly.

Complex Trade Regulations Pose Hurdles to Expansion

  • Diverse, intricate trade laws across Southeast Asia countries significantly complicate regional retail investment and joint ventures, posing operational challenges.
  • This mandates adaptability to regulatory efforts and seizing benefits from regional agreements aimed to reduce complexity. Retailers strive through streamlining processes by 30%.

Untapped Rural Markets Show High Growth Potential

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Our Clients

We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.

What Our Clients Say About Us

"YCP Solidiance's deep understanding of the Myanmar F&B sector helped us to better understand where the sources of growth will come from, enabling us to focus on the right product categories and craft strategies to win in Myanmar. We appreciated YCP Solidiance’s team strength and the support provided by their management team in this emerging market."

Nestle Myanmar

Managing Director

Nestle Myanmar

"The engagement conducted by YCP Solidiance was comprehensive and was very helpful for Shell to take immediate strategic decisions and actions in our market; their work allowed Shell to see the unseen, especially with regards to the competitor assessment and detailed customer issues. The YCP Solidiance team has always been professional to work with, and I've appreciated how they accommodate client requests and enthusiastically took on the challenges we gave them. Overall, I am very happy with the services provided by YCP Solidiance, they managed to get very insightful and unbiased recommendations for our business."

Shell

Marketing Implementer for Indonesia, Singapore & Vietnam

Shell

Results Through Expertise: Case Studies

Learn how we help clients build and implement strategies
that drive sustainable growth in today’s complex business landscape.

High-Level Market Assessment for Cheese Products in Indonesia

Client

A food and beverage company operating across Southeast Asia

Area

Southeast Asia

Expertise Scope

Market Assessment, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Stakeholder Interviews

Project Summary

The project was structured into three deliverable phases, beginning with a comprehensive market assessment, followed by competitive landscape analysis and insights synthesis. This included conducting interviews with key stakeholders, such as cheese importers, to gather qualitative data. The team focused on identifying market size, market trends, and competitor strategies to provide actionable insights for market entry and expansion.

Acquisition Evaluation and Market Analysis for Food Service Chain

Client

A large Japanese food service chain operator

Area

Singapore, Hong Kong

Expertise Scope

Valuation and Financial Modeling, Market Expansion Analysis

Project Summary

We assisted a Japanese food service chain in evaluating the acquisition of a donburi-style chain in Singapore and Hong Kong. Over three months, we conducted a valuation of current outlets, developed DCF and LBO analyses, and assessed new market opportunities. Our work provided the client with the data needed for a go/no-go decision, successfully evaluating both current business and expansion potential.

YCP in Media

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YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Publications

Automotive Lubricants in the Digital Age_ Trends and Opportunities for SEA
Overview of the Skincare Industry
Seamless Journeys_ Revolutionizing Mobility in Southeast Asia through MaaS
Last-Mile Logistics in SEA

Meet Our Experts

Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Pilar Dieter

Pilar Dieter

Managing Partner, Management Service Division CEO

M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Yuki Ishida

Yuki Ishida

Group CEO, Managing Partner

Masters in Engineering, University of Tokyo

Leon Cheng

Leon Cheng

Partner

M.B.A., USTC

Mehdi Jaouadi

Mehdi Jaouadi

Partner

Master in Management, EDHEC Business School

Talk to Our Retail Experts

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