How did ACV Consulting support Défoncé Chocolatier's retail development?

ACV Consulting supported Défoncé Chocolatier through a three-month retail development project focused on creating a prototype concept store for a new West Hollywood location. The engagement combined market research, customer experience strategy, brand integration, concept development, and retail design.

What was included in the Défoncé Chocolatier concept store project?

The concept store project included market research, customer experience planning, brand integration, concept development, a design package, and architectural renderings. ACV Consulting developed these elements as part of a prototype retail concept designed for the proposed West Hollywood location.

How did ACV Consulting translate the Défoncé Chocolatier brand into a physical retail concept?

ACV Consulting combined customer experience planning with brand integration and concept development to translate Défoncé Chocolatier's identity into a physical retail environment. The resulting design package and renderings provided a defined concept for project submittal in West Hollywood.

Défoncé Chocolatier

Défoncé Chocolatier Case Study

About Défoncé Chocolatier: Bay Area-based luxury chocolatier that sources sustainably grown cocoa, directly supporting cocoa farmers and sustainable cocoa cultivation.

Retail Support: Rapidly develop a prototype concept store to fit within the context of a new West Hollywood location, supported by ACV's retail development expertise.

Défoncé Chocolatier chocolate collection featuring multiple flavors in colorful branded packaging.

Exterior rendering of the Défoncé Chocolatier concept store developed for West Hollywood.

Défoncé concept store floor plan, visual design references, and interior retail rendering.

Défoncé Chocolatier Concept Store Development

3-Month Project
Market Research, Customer Experience, and Brand Integration
Concept Development, Design Package, and Renderings
Project Submittal to West Hollywood

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