The Retail Project

Update: 3 Years In!

Three years ago, The Retail Project was launched as a way to test new brands against a national audience. Fast forward to now, where we have successfully launched three growing brands and are currently developing more! Our first retail store, FelixChien.com, has expanded its...
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Update: One Year In

One year ago I stood in the lobby of the Bank of America (Superman Building, to most of us) and accepted one of the inaugural Rhode Island Innovation Fellowships.  The independent panel chosen by the Rhode Island Foundation to distribute this incredible fellowship funded...
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The Retail Project & The Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship

The Retail Project is thrilled to be one of the first recipients of the Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship. The fellowship, introduced last year by the Rhode Island Foundation, encourages creative Rhode Islanders to think big, take risks, and, in the words of the Foundation,...
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Two Brands, Two Months (Or Less!)

At The Retail Project, one of our goals to is to rapidly produce high-growth brands as efficiently as possible. This is evident in our first aggressive benchmark: to brand, create, and launch two retail stores in about two months. TRP launched four weeks ago,...