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100 MARKETS.
ONE PROTOCOL.

Every market opens with City Pioneer seats for each of the eleven roles — brands, reps, buyers, distributors, merchandisers, marketers, manufacturers, shippers, storers, suppliers and funders. Live markets are open now. In a designated market you are bookmarked and convert, first-come, the day it opens.

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Detroit
Where GRAJ was built. The city that made manufacturing is rebuilding commerce.
Live
New York City
The density capital. Every category, every buyer, blocks apart.
By role, in a live market
Wholesale brands in DetroitIndependent sales reps in DetroitWholesale buyers and retailers in DetroitDistributors in DetroitMerchandisers in DetroitMarketers in DetroitManufacturers and co-packers in DetroitShippers and carriers in DetroitWarehousing and 3PL in DetroitSuppliers in DetroitTrade finance and funders in DetroitWholesale brands in New York CityIndependent sales reps in New York CityWholesale buyers and retailers in New York CityDistributors in New York CityMerchandisers in New York CityMarketers in New York CityManufacturers and co-packers in New York CityShippers and carriers in New York CityWarehousing and 3PL in New York CitySuppliers in New York CityTrade finance and funders in New York City
Designated · United States

UNITED STATES.

Albuquerque
Southwest crossroads — film, food, and high-desert trade.
Atlanta
The South’s logistics and brand-building engine.
Austin
Indie brands, tech money, and a scene that turns local into national.
Baltimore
A working port and Mid-Atlantic distribution gateway.
Birmingham AL
The South’s medical and manufacturing crossroads.
Boise
One of the fastest-growing metros — new retail, new residents.
Boston
Higher-ed, biotech, and a discerning New England consumer.
Buffalo
Border trade with Canada and Great Lakes shipping.
Charleston SC
A booming port and a food-and-hospitality hotspot.
Charlotte
Banking capital turned consumer-brand hub of the Carolinas.
Chicago
The freight and distribution heart of the country. Everything moves through here.
Cincinnati
CPG capital — P&G’s hometown and a Midwest test bed.
Cleveland
Great Lakes manufacturing and healthcare-anchored demand.
Columbus
America’s test market — if it sells here, it sells everywhere.
Dallas
Retail HQ country — where national accounts are won.
Dayton
Aerospace, logistics on I-70 and I-75, and a Midwest maker economy.
Denver
Outdoor, natural products, and the Mountain West’s growing base.
Fresno
The Central Valley’s agricultural engine feeds the nation.
Grand Rapids
Furniture capital turned craft-beverage and consumer-goods hub of West Michigan.
Hartford
Insurance capital and a steady Southern New England market.
Honolulu
Island logistics — every SKU arrives by sea or air.
Houston
Energy, food, and a port that feeds a hemisphere.
Indianapolis
Crossroads of America — distribution and warehousing central.
Jacksonville
Florida’s logistics port — where Southeast distribution starts.
Kansas City
Rail, BBQ, and America’s inland distribution crossroads.
Las Vegas
Hospitality at scale — the world’s convention and trade-show floor.
Los Angeles
Beauty, apparel, and CPG born on the coast — the creator economy’s home base.
Louisville
Bourbon, logistics, and the UPS Worldport at its center.
Memphis
The logistics superhub — where America’s freight sorts overnight.
Miami
The gateway to Latin America — trade, beauty, and beverage.
Milwaukee
Brewing heritage and Midwest manufacturing muscle.
Minneapolis
Retail HQ country — Target’s backyard and the Upper-Midwest hub.
Nashville
Music, hospitality, and a boomtown of new independent retail.
New Orleans
A historic port and a food-and-beverage culture like nowhere else.
Oklahoma City
Heartland value retail and energy-sector supply chains.
Omaha
Insurance, agriculture, and steady heartland buying power.
Orlando
Theme-park hospitality at massive scale — volume buying.
Philadelphia
The New York–DC corridor’s hub of independent retail.
Phoenix
The fastest-growing metro — new retail, new demand, new routes.
Pittsburgh
Steel-town reinvention — robotics, health, and specialty goods.
Portland
Maker culture, natural goods, and fiercely local retail.
Providence
Design, jewelry heritage, and dense New England retail.
Raleigh
Research Triangle brains meet fast-growing Carolina retail.
Richmond
Mid-Atlantic logistics and a rising independent-retail scene.
Rochester
Optics, imaging, and a Great Lakes manufacturing base with a fierce local-retail scene.
Sacramento
Farm-to-fork capital and Northern California’s civic market.
Salt Lake City
Outdoor-industry HQ and a booming Mountain West hub.
San Antonio
Tex-Mex trade and a fast-growing Latino consumer market on the I-35 corridor.
San Diego
Craft beverage, wellness, and cross-border trade with Baja.
San Francisco
Premium, sustainable, and specialty — the taste-making Bay market.
San Jose
Silicon Valley’s buying power — premium goods and DTC-native brands.
Seattle
Coffee, outdoor, and tech-forward retail in the Pacific Northwest.
St. Louis
Mississippi River logistics and heartland distribution.
Tampa
Gulf Coast growth — logistics, healthcare, and new retail.
Tucson
Border-adjacent logistics and a growing specialty-food scene.
Tulsa
Energy money and a revitalizing heartland downtown.
Virginia Beach
Coastal tourism and a Mid-Atlantic military market.
Washington DC
Institutional buyers, specialty retail, and a dense affluent market.
Designated · Canada

CANADA.

Calgary
Energy wealth and the commercial hub of the Prairies.
Edmonton
Northern gateway — logistics for Canada’s resource economy.
Montreal
Bilingual gateway — design, food, and European sensibility.
Ottawa
Government buyers and a stable, affluent capital market.
Quebec City
Historic, francophone, and a tight-knit regional market.
Toronto
Canada’s largest market — diverse, dense, and brand-hungry.
Vancouver
Pacific Rim trade and a wellness-forward West Coast market.
Winnipeg
Central Canada’s distribution crossroads on the rail lines.
Designated · Mexico

MEXICO.

Guadalajara
Mexico’s tech and beverage capital — tequila country.
Mexico City
Latin America’s largest metro — a market of 22 million.
Monterrey
Industrial powerhouse and cross-border manufacturing hub.
Puebla
Automotive manufacturing and a growing central-Mexico market.
Designated · Europe

EUROPE.

Amsterdam
A logistics gateway and a progressive, design-led market.
Athens
A historic Mediterranean port and gateway to the Balkans.
Barcelona
Design, food, and a Mediterranean port city on the rise.
Berlin
Startup energy and a creative, price-savvy German market.
Brussels
The EU’s capital — institutional buyers and a trade crossroads.
Budapest
The Danube’s trading city — Central Europe’s food, wine, and manufacturing crossroads.
Copenhagen
Design, sustainability, and premium Nordic retail.
Dublin
Ireland’s tech-fueled boom and English-speaking EU access.
Frankfurt
Finance and Europe’s busiest air-freight gateway.
Gothenburg
Scandinavia’s largest port and Sweden’s industrial west coast.
Hamburg
Germany’s great port — Northern Europe’s trade gateway.
Helsinki
Design-led and digital — the gateway to the Baltics.
Lisbon
Atlantic gateway — a fast-growing, creative Iberian market.
London
Europe’s commercial capital — every category, global reach.
Lyon
France’s gastronomic capital and its second industrial city, on the Rhône corridor.
Madrid
Iberia’s commercial heart and a gateway to Latin America.
Manchester
The UK’s northern powerhouse of retail and industry.
Milan
The fashion and design capital — where trends are set.
Munich
Affluent Bavaria — premium goods and industrial strength.
Oslo
Nordic wealth and a sustainability-first consumer.
Paris
Luxury, beauty, and food — the taste capital of the world.
Prague
A Central European hub with rising buying power.
Rome
Fashion, food, and Mediterranean trade heritage.
Rotterdam
Europe’s largest seaport — where the continent’s imports land first.
Stockholm
Scandinavian design and a digital-first Nordic consumer.
Vienna
Central European elegance and a gateway to the East.
Warsaw
Central Europe’s fastest-growing consumer market.
Zurich
Swiss precision and one of the world’s most affluent markets.

A designated market is the planned rollout, not a live one. Its seats open when the market activates; until then a pioneer there is bookmarked, and converts to City Pioneer — first-come — the day it launches. Read more on the Pioneer Program.