Built for CPG brands ready for their next stage of retail growth

Retail expansion plays that win accounts

Four moments where brands decide where to expand, who to sell to, when to approach, and what to say — and what the Lazrbeam workflow looks like in each.

Find Your Next Market

Find Your Next Market

“You're strong in the Midwest. Now you want the Northeast.”

Moving into an unfamiliar market used to mean cold calls, trade show booths, and months of guesswork. Lazrbeam maps where you should expand, who buys your category in that region, when review windows open where known, and what to say — so you enter with a plan, not a contact list.

Set the target region and category
Lazrbeam ranks markets and retailers with real expansion potential
Map the category buyer at each priority account
Time outreach to the review window and generate the pitch

Result: A sequenced market-entry plan — not a spreadsheet of names.

Expansion focus

RegionNortheast
Retailer TypeGrocery
TimingNext review window
Where · Who · When · What
First Regional Chain

Land Your First Regional Chain

“You're selling through independents and DTC. Now you need a chain.”

Your first independents and DTC sales prove demand — a regional chain turns that into distribution. Lazrbeam picks the chains your proof points support, maps the buying team for your category, and builds outreach that cites the stores and sales you already have.

Share your category and the stores you're in today
See which regional chains your traction supports
Map the buying team at each target chain
Unlock contacts and draft outreach tied to your traction

Result: Your first chain chosen — and approached — with proof in hand.

Expansion focus

StageIndependents → chain
Proof pointsCurrent doors + DTC
Next stepBuyer + pitch
Where · Who · When · What
Scale Distribution

Turn 200 Doors Into 2,000

“You're on shelves. Now you need a repeatable expansion pipeline.”

Regional traction is the hard part — scaling it is a process. Lazrbeam turns your depletion data into the next markets and accounts, maps the category owners, surfaces review timing, and keeps outreach and sell sheets moving so expansion stays a pipeline, not a scramble.

Import distributor and DSD reports into Sales Intelligence
Ask where your velocity supports the next wave of accounts
Target category buyers ahead of review windows
Run outreach, sell sheets, and follow-ups from one workflow

Result: A repeatable path from doors won to doors next.

Expansion focus

Current doors200
SignalImported velocity
Goal2,000 doors
Where · Who · When · What
Expand Beyond Retail

Expand Beyond Retail

“Hospitality and foodservice need the same clarity — where, who, when, what.”

The expansion play doesn't stop at grocery. Lazrbeam helps you identify hospitality and foodservice accounts that fit your brand, find the right buyers, and build the pitch for channels adjacent to retail — without starting from a blank CRM.

Define the adjacent channel and geography
Map accounts and buyers with category relevance
Prioritize outreach windows and decision cycles
Generate channel-specific outreach and leave-behinds

Result: Retail momentum carried into the next channel.

Expansion focus

ChannelHospitality / foodservice
FitCategory + region
OutputBuyer + pitch
Where · Who · When · What

Review season is a calendar, not a mystery.

Dry January sets are built in the fall. Summer beverage resets are decided in Q1. Lazrbeam carries typical review-window guidance for 30+ major banners — a starting point to confirm, so outreach can land while the window is open.

See Lazrbeam in Action

Watch a retail expansion question get answered

From recommended markets to buyers, review timing, and outreach — see the workflow, not just the feature list.

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Natural grocery buyers in Northern California for a kombucha brand
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Search it on the live demo and see the buying team Lazrbeam maps for your category.

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