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Too often do we see great brands entering Mexico through the wrong door or partner, and turn around with little clue of why it didn't work. Avoid the guesswork with a sales agency close enough to the market to execute, and independent enough to tell you the truth about it. Ocote works as your team on the ground, and our unique approach allows you to test Mexico with a real plan before investing long term.
Brands we've worked with
Our approach
Mexico is the second largest consumer market in Latin America and one of the easiest to get wrong. Two routes are usually on the table: distribution or subsidiary. Both are good options, but a hard decision to make without proper knowledge of the market.
Ocote is the step before anything gets decided: a hands-on, market-centric test phase. You get a custom go-to-market strategy and a real commercial presence, built and run in your name: no entity to create or wild guessing whether you picked the right distributor.
We build a two to three year test with less risk or commitment, so the long-term decision rests on a strategy that has been tried, with sell-out data by channel and by product instead of assumptions.
Getting started with the right channel mix
Some brands test Mexico with a Mercado Libre listing, others begin with one pop-up or a single key account. Whether we run each channel on its own or all three together, we deliver a single pricing strategy that works across channels, and rigorous reporting behind each.
Mexico's retail landscape revolves around its department stores and independent specialty. Let us identify your key prospects and open the doors that matter to your brand.
Retailers we sell to
We can introduce your brand to the right audience through premium retail experiences. We have a proven track record running events, pop-ups, store-in-stores, corners and owned doors.
Stores we've built experiential retail with
Whether your own D2C site or your custom verified catalog on Mercado Libre or Amazon Mexico, we can build the right strategy and deliver it.
Marketplaces we sell on
A new market moves faster when something is being said about the brand entering it. We highly recommend a dedicated communications budget with every entry, and size it to whatever you are testing. We work with trusted local PR, social and influence partners, briefed and managed by us.
The ocote (pinus durangensis) is a resinous pine native to Mexico, a reminder of the country's remarkably diverse landscapes. Traditionally used as a fire starter, the ocote embodies the role we strive to play for our clients: igniting their growth and helping them establish strong roots and a lasting presence in this unique market.
We start where you are
Where we begin depends on whether you already trade here. The mechanic does not change: open, sell, measure, then decide what to do next.
Whichever route the test points to, we set it up and then step back.
You internalize a business that is already running.
You negotiate with figures in hand instead of promises.
Either way you keep ownership of your brand, your prices and your positioning.
Case study · Fashion
Assortment, importation, retail and team training, run as their team on the ground
Case study · Outdoor & Lifestyle
From market study to 140+ doors in under two years
Why Mexico
2nd largest consumer market in LATAM
132M people. The only market sharing a border, a trade agreement and all of the US's time zones. Median age 30.6, against 38.9 in the US.
INEGI; World Bank (2025)420 Bn USD in total retail trade
Mexico's retail market is growing faster than the US or Canada. 25.4M m² of shopping centers, roughly 273M sq ft, the largest stock in Latin America. 31% of that stock sits in Mexico City alone.
ANTAD and CBRE (2025); Mordor IntelligenceMiddle class up 12.4 points between 2018 and 2024
The largest middle class expansion in Latin America. 37 Bn USD fashion and footwear market. A consumer who buys international brands on purpose, and pays full price for the right one.
World Bank (2024); Mordor Intelligence (2025)55.3 Bn USD online in 2025, up 19.2%
Against roughly 6% for physical retail. 77.2M online buyers, 17.7% of retail already digital. Mercado Libre leads at 16.5%, ahead of Amazon at 13.5%.
AMVO, Estudio de Venta Online (2026); Mercado Libre Q4 2025 resultsLet us send you our practical read on how the market is actually structured, the retail groups that matter, channel segmentation and where premium brands thrive.
Whether you are evaluating Mexico or already here and it isn't working, the first conversation costs nothing. We will tell you if we are not the right answer.
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