US Expansion
Korean brands,
built for US shoppers.
A strong brand at home does not automatically convert in the US. The gap is rarely the product — it is the storefront, the checkout, the marketplace presence, and the growth motion. Max Labs closes that gap, taking Korean brands from international traffic to US revenue across both direct-to-consumer and Amazon.
How we bridge the gap
Localize the storefront
A storefront that reads as native to US shoppers — product education, trust signals, and a mobile-first purchase flow.
Fix cross-border commerce
The operational friction that quietly kills conversion: payment flows, shipping messaging, and checkout built for an off-shore brand.
Win on Amazon
Amazon is often the fastest path to US shoppers. We run marketplace strategy — listings, search ranking, ads, and fulfillment — informed by building our own Amazon seller platform.
Build the growth motion
Owned channels and focused acquisition — lifecycle email, city-level targeting, and the metros where demand actually concentrates.
Selected work
Korean DTC Beauty Brand
AnonymizedDiagnosing and rebuilding a stalled US storefront
An active engagement with a Korean DTC beauty brand: diagnosing a conversion problem, then rebuilding the storefront headless to fix it.
Knours
Growing a K-beauty skincare brand in the US
Commerce and growth work for a Korean skincare brand deepening its direct-to-consumer presence with US shoppers.
Veralga
Brand and storefront, built end to end
A direct-to-consumer storefront Max Labs designed and built — brand system through to a production e-commerce experience.
Bring your brand to the US
contact@maxlabs.dev