Three phases. Three opportunities to get it right. Three chances to get it catastrophically wrong.
After 160+ retail projects, we've spotted the pattern: brilliant retailers get stuck in the same three places. Here's the thing. Each phase is predictable, each challenge has a solution, and each potential disaster can be avoided.
Select your system: Choose based on fit, not features. Implement your system: Build teams that thrive, not just survive.
Implement your system: Build teams that thrive, not just survive.
Master your system: Squeeze every drop of value from your investment.
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Our Approach
Momentum Over Mayhem
We’re obsessed with one thing: helping you break the cycle of stalled projects and get real, measurable results, sometimes in half the time the industry thinks is possible.
How? By focusing on what matters:
Alignment: Everyone knows the purpose and is pulling in the same direction.
Action: Clear plans, real deadlines, no hiding.
Accountability: We make sure the right things get done, by the right people, at the right time.
What success looks like (For You)
Our clients have:
Smashed impossible deadlines
Turned chaos into clarity
Delivered measurable gains—sometimes in 12 weeks, not 12 months
Built teams that don’t break under pressure, but get stronger
These aren’t just wins on paper; they’re real-world turnarounds that prove what happens when you bring a team together around clear purpose, get on with it, and hold each other to account.
75% of large projects fail to meet objectives
In the retail and ERP world, failure rates are especially dire, with research from Gartner and the Harvard Business Review reporting between 55% and 75% of all ERP projects never deliver on their promises.
Pairing Experience with Effective Engagement
Projects led by experienced professionals are seven times more likely to meet their objectives when paired with effective change management and stakeholder engagement.
48% of project success rate
Globally, only 48% of projects are seen as genuine successes. Just over a third of projects are completed on time or on budget, and barely a third deliver the full business benefit they set out to achieve.
Big projects are risky
One in six projects overruns by 200% (yes, double) on cost and by 70% or more on schedule - blowing out budgets and trust, sometimes threatening the very existence of a business.
67% Delivery rate
High-maturity, experienced firms deliver 67% of projects on time vs. just 30% for others.
73% believe projects fail
Leadership and experience matter. 73% of project participants believe their projects are “doomed from the start” if not guided by experienced sponsors and specialists.
10% Wasted dollar spent
Poor project management wastes nearly 10% of every dollar spent on projects when the process is left to chance instead of guided expertise.
Experience changes everything
We go deep
Understanding your unique challenges is our priority, ensuring tailored solutions that truly fit your needs.
We bring:
With clear ownership, we ensure your projects stay on track and progress is consistently made.
We don’t do “transformation” to you
Our team integrates with yours, fostering collaboration and building momentum to achieve your goals
Why It Matters
Why you need an experienced partner
Retail projects are notorious for “unknown unknowns” the stuff Google can’t prepare you for and you didn’t know was coming.
Having a team that’s “been there, fixed that” means fewer surprises, less chaos, and measurable outcomes you can rely on.
Most consultancies will sell you process. 6R brings you practiced momentum—the difference between being another statistic and joining the winners’ circle.
In retail, the cost of winging it is just too high. Strong, experienced project management isn’t an overhead—it’s your insurance policy against chaos, cost blowouts, and missed opportunities.
How to work with us
Not gurus. Just hard truths from 100's of real projects.
Select Your System(s)
We help you define exactly what your team needs - creating systems frameworks that guide evaluation and fit.
Implement Your System(s)
We partner with you to roll out systems and refine processes so implementation isn’t just a launch.
Master Your System(s)
We move at 'retail pace' - every day counts. Every conversation counts, every customer counts.
Tangible success
When project teams break the cycle of stalled projects and build momentum, the results speak for themselves.
Our clients have smashed deadlines, turned chaos into clarity, and delivered measurable gains, sometimes in half the time thought possible. These aren’t just wins on paper; they’re real-world turnarounds that prove what happens when you bring a team together around clear purpose, get on with it and hold each other to account.
40%
Improved Customer Satisfaction Rate
FILA saw a lift in customer satisfaction
14%
Increase in AOV
Improved site speed, ease of navigation, free shipping threshold call out, suggested add ons in cart with Platypus shoes
12 week
ERP implementation
12 week ERP implementation with Incu
Words of praise
We work to build good relationships with our clients and the project teams we work with. It’s incredibly valuable to get feedback on what’s working (and what’s not).
We build that into our working process to continue to improve.
“We started work with 6r during a challenging period where to maintain the businesses revenues we needed to implement Ship from Store processes in a very short time frame. 6r oversaw the whole project and ensured that all stakeholders understood what needed to be done while meeting a deadline of 11 days“
“6R provided valuable assistance to Aje during their project’s discovery and documentation process. Leonie’s knowledge of the retail industry and ability to champion discipline and structure helped the team ask the right questions, create buy-in and understanding, and set the tone for the project’s success.”
“I wanted to share thanks and appreciation for all the planning, diligence, care and intelligence you bring to our team every day. You are a driving force in supporting our strategy and vision and we are all the richer for having you in our team. We are truely thankful for your relentless dedication to our people and projects.”
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