Same Day

What Same Day does

Kesslers London Ltd is a privately held, London-based retail design agency and bespoke display manufacturer, founded in 1893 in Vienna and operating continuously in the UK since the 1920s. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs bespoke in-store experiences for enterprise retail brands, including fixed and pop-up displays, brand activations, shop-in-shop concepts, and full retail fitout. All production is consolidated at a single state-of-the-art facility in Highams Park, East London, where in-house capabilities span metal, wood, plastic, cardboard, spray finishing, and print, supported by computer-assisted design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology. Sister brand Proportion London, a specialist in handcrafted mannequins and display equipment, co-locates at the same facility and collaborates on sustainability initiatives.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven contracts with world-leading retail brands; named enterprise clients include M&S, LVMH, Charlotte Tilbury, Pets at Home, All Saints, Armani, and Birmingham City Football Club. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with projects delivered across the UK, Europe, and globally. Following a 2023 management buy-out, the company is now under new leadership focused on sustainability-led innovation, exemplified by the award-winning Ecoform sustainable materials platform developed jointly with Proportion London. The business is privately owned, employs 43 staff, and has no disclosed institutional investors, patents, or AI capabilities.

Name

Same Day

Legal name

Kesslers London Ltd

Website

https://kesslers.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kesslers London is a privately held, London-based retail design agency and bespoke display manufacturer founded in 1893. It designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs in-store experiences for enterprise retail brands across the UK, Europe, and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Retail Design & Manufacturing Projects: Project-based revenue from designing, manufacturing, and installing bespoke retail displays, in-store experiences, brand activations, pop-up shops, and retail fitout for enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kesslers London is an award-winning retail design agency that designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs bespoke in-store experiences, retail displays, brand activations, pop-up shops, and retail fitouts for world-leading retail brands. The company executes every stage of the project in-house at its Highams Park factory in East London, supported by global procurement and installation services spanning the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world.

Product overview

Kesslers London operates as a single unified offering: an award-winning retail design agency providing end-to-end in-store experience solutions. The core product encompasses creative design, technical and value engineering, retail technology solutions, manufacturing and production (metal, wood, plastic, cardboard, spray finishing, print), project management, global procurement, warehousing, logistics, and retail installation services. A sister brand, Proportion London, is co-located at the same East London factory and specializes in handcrafted mannequins and display equipment. Together, the brands offer comprehensive retail display solutions from concept through installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kesslers London Retail Design & Display Solutions Award-winning end-to-end retail design and manufacturing service for enterprise retail brands, encompassing creative design, technical and value engineering, retail technology solutions, manufacturing and production, global procurement and sourcing, warehousing and logistics, and retail installation and on-site support across the UK, Europe, and globally.

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Proportion LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProportion London is a sister brand to Kesslers London, both operating from the same Highams Park factory facility in East London. Proportion London are industry leaders in the design and retail display manufacturing of handcrafted mannequins and display equipment. The two brands collaborate on sustainability initiatives including the Ecoform innovation award.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dalziel & Gilroy: London-based retail design agency creating in-store experiences, visual identity and retail environments for global brands — closely mirrors Kesslers' enterprise, design-led GTM in the same London market.
• Innovision: UK retail display manufacturer producing in-store visual merchandising and point-of-sale for major retailers — comparable manufacturing-led display offering and enterprise customer base.
• Sheridan Group: UK-headquartered retail display and fitout manufacturer serving major retail and brand clients with in-house production capabilities — directly comparable to Kesslers in scope, geography, and customer type.
• HMKM: London retail and brand experience design agency working with enterprise retail clients on stores, pop-ups and brand activations — comparable end-to-end design and rollout service.
• Interstore: European retail experience agency designing and delivering flagship stores and retail environments for international brands — comparable in offering, customer base and project delivery model.
• Chassay Last Havas: London retail design and fitout agency serving global brands with end-to-end store design and installation — directly comparable in service mix, geography and target customer.
• Start JG: London retail and brand design consultancy creating flagship store concepts and brand experiences for global retailers — overlapping customer types and design-led service profile.
• Liganova: German brand and retail experience agency with strong luxury and fashion client roster — comparable in targeting LVMH-tier brands with bespoke in-store concepts and rollouts.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a large retail practice serving Fortune 500 retailers — competes for the same enterprise retail design RFPs as Kesslers but operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Landor & Fitch: Global brand and retail experience consultancy combining branding, retail design and execution for large enterprise clients — broader portfolio than Kesslers but overlapping retail experience work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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