Colimbo Development, international retail and franchise experts.

1. cOLIMBO
D E V E L O P M E N T

2. Experts in boosting retail companies cOLIMBO
development and profit
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D E V E L O P M E N T

3. Retail Sector | Background cOLIMBO
CHALLENGE
Unfavorable economic environment
Consumption reduction
in mature markets
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4. Retail Sector | Background cOLIMBO
HUGE OPPORTUNITY
Evolving market
Retail industry globalization
and new technologies
Dynamic markets
strong consumption growth
in emerging markets
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5. Internationalization cOLIMBO
SPECIALIZED
SUCCESSFUL
INTERNATIONAL
Profitability
KNOW-HOW
EXPANSION
Sustainability

6. Why Colimbo? cOLIMBO
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7. What We Do cOLIMBO
Design
We create unique retail
concepts and re-launch
operating models
Development
We build the strategy and execute
the international expansion plan
Profitability
We improve the business
profitability and efficiency
Knowledge
We provide with specialized
competitive intelligence and
recommend solutions

8. What We Do | Design cOLIMBO
Design
We create unique retail concepts and re-launch operating models
We define a profitable and sustainable business model
 Values and key attractors
 Positioning
 Shopping experience
 Point of sale parameters
 We build up the financial plan
We create the brand identity and the points of sales design
We define the HR structure and select the management teams
We coordinate pilot stores building
We design the multi-channel strategy

9. What We Do | Development cOLIMBO
Development
We build the strategy and execute the international expansion plan
We establish the objectives and the expansion strategy
Which countries? Which path? Which formats? Investment level?
We help create the legal and economic structures
We define and select the teams
We coordinate the points of sales openings
We search for premises
We supervise the building and the assembly
We help reaching joint-venture and master-franchise agreements
We identify investors and funding sources
We develop multi-channel strategies

10. What We Offer | Profitability cOLIMBO
Profitability
We improve the business profitability and efficiency
We implement and monitor permanent improvement procedures at levels:
Operations
Profitability
Efficiency
We define and document all procedures within the key areas of the business
We evaluate teams, propose changes and select candidates
We build and execute viability and contingency plans
We provide with specialized legal and economic support

11. What We Offer | Knowledge cOLIMBO
Knowledge
We provide with specialized competitive intelligence and recommend solutions
We analyze the sector and the competition
We identify “best practices”
We establish the competitive differentiation elements
We evaluate the positioning
We define specific opportunities

12. Our Partners cOLIMBO
Retail companies
that want to expand internationally
FMCG that have to re-launch their concept
companies
that need to improve their profitability and efficiency
that want to sell their products
directly to their consumers
Investors Business owners
Entrepreneurs and funds that are considering creating
a franchise system
with participations in
who decide to launch a new retail, food-service
business model in retail or franchises

13. Network
we count on
a wide international
Know-How
network
we transfer
retail Speed
knowledge we accelerate
the growth
path
Safety
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D E V E L O P M E N T
we reduce
risk
Profitability
we make
Sustainability our clients
we develop solid earn more
business models

14. c OLIMBO
Luis Blanc
Bachelor Degree in Law UCM/CEU
M.B.A: University of Houston / Madrid Business School
Colimbo Development Founder and Managing Partner
KA International C.E.O. 450 stores in 51 countries
Inditex: Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Oysho, Zara Home
• International Manager:150 stores in 16 countries
• Member of the Board at ZARA Germany and ZARA Japan
• Internet & e-Commerce Director
Freeway Electronics (Antena 3TV) General Manager
The Yago Group International Development Director, C.F.O.

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Alvaro Figaredo
Bachelor Degree in Business Administration
CUNEF /UCM
Colimbo Development Operations Manager
KA International
Expansion and Franchise Relations Manager. 450 stores in 51 countries
Global Europe CG
Senior Consultant
European Union Road Federation
Director of Research

16. c OLIMBO
Nadia Ramírez
Bachelor Degree in International Business Administration
(ICADE, Madrid and CESEM, Reims)
Colimbo Development Consultant
Kellogg’s
Brand Manager Kellogg’s Produits Alimentaires (Francia)
& Junior Brand Manager Kellogg’s Iberia
Reckitt Benckiser Francia
Market Research Department Analyst

17. CONTACT
Luis Blanc
Managing Partner
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D E V E L O P M E N T
Nadia Ramirez
Consultant
(: +34.
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91.359.75.88
info@colimbo.es
+ Ntra. Sra. de Luján, 5
28016 Madrid
Spain