Angelocal Retail Pilot
Turn a little space into something new.
Host a curated emerging brand for 30 days, give your customers something new to discover, and earn incremental revenue - without buying inventory upfront.
30 Days • No Inventory Buy-In • You Keep 30% of Sales
A new kind of retail partnership
Great products don't only belong in stores.
Your customers already come to you for a reason. Angelocal introduces them to emerging brands that feel like they naturally belong in your space.
With a network of 150+ curated emerging brands, we match your business with products based on your customer, aesthetic, neighborhood, price point, and available space.
Think a beautifully merchandised shelf, countertop, tabletop, or small fixture — not a pop-up taking over your business.
You provide the space.
The brand provides the product.
Angelocal brings it together.
What could live in your space?
COFFEE SHOP × HOME SCENT
A small candle display near checkout.
Salon × Beauty
Curated beauty products incorporated into the reception area.
Wellness Studio × Wellness
Products customers can discover before or after class.
Hotel × Accessories
Travel and lifestyle accessories displayed in the lobby.
Boutique × Emerging Brand
A dedicated shelf or fixture introducing a complementary brand.
The 30-day pilot
We keep it simple.
01
Match
Angelocal learns about your space and customer, then introduces a brand we think belongs there.
You always approve the brand.
02
Set Up
The brand provides inventory. Angelocal coordinates the assortment, delivery, setup, and merchandising.
No wholesale order required.
03
Sell
Products live in your space for 30 days. Customers shop normally and your venue earns a percentage of every sale.
Sold through your existing POS.
04
Decide What's Next
At the end of 30 days, we review performance together.
End it. Extend it. Or make it permanent.
Newness without the risk.
No inventory investment
Try new products without spending money on inventory upfront.
Incremental revenue
Turn a small amount of existing space into a new revenue stream.
Fresh discovery
Give regular customers something new to discover throughout the year.
Curated for you
Angelocal sources and vets brands based specifically on your business and customer.
And you never have to accept a brand that doesn't feel right.
Low risk by design
No wholesale order. No upfront inventory investment.
Brand
Provides inventory
Your space
Hosts + sells the products
You keep 30%
of retail sales
Products are placed on consignment for the 30-day test. The brand retains ownership of unsold inventory.
No long-term commitment is required.
You have a business to run. We'll handle the placement.
Angelocal handles
- Brand sourcing + vetting
- Brand matching
- Assortment planning
- Setup coordination
- Merchandising
- Inventory check-ins
- Restocking coordination
- Brand communication
- End-of-pilot performance recap
You provide
- A small agreed-upon retail footprint
- Checkout through your existing POS
- Basic day-to-day display upkeep
- Simple sales reporting
That's it.
Test first. Commit later.
Thirty days gives both you and the brand an opportunity to see what happens when the product meets your customer in the real world.
At the end of the pilot, there are three options.
End
The placement concludes and unsold inventory is returned.
Extend
Keep the placement going for another period.
Expand
Explore an ongoing consignment or wholesale relationship directly with the brand.
No pressure to continue. The data decides.
A few things you might be wondering.
Become a founding host
Let's find something that belongs in your space.
We're building our founding network of NYC businesses interested in discovering emerging brands and testing a new approach to physical retail.
There's no obligation to accept every placement. When we find something we think fits, we'll bring the opportunity to you.
30 Days. Curated Products. New Revenue. No Inventory Buy-In.
Host application