Insights

    Our vision is to be a leading provider of strategy, business and technology services to businesses that want to improve profitability and return on assets. We believe having a point of view and vision for the industry makes this possible. We document our Points of View, Case Studies, Webcasts and Research to spark a discussion and trigger innovation in our customers and market. Send us your comments or your own Point of View that you would like to share.

Points of View

The Customer Experience
Dispelling the Myths in Today's Retail Environment

Customer Satisfaction vs. Store Sales
Creating Efficient and Effective Inventory Assortment

The Layaway Challenge
Optimizing Layaway Programs to Benefit the Retailer's Bottom Line

Omnichannel Pricing Approaches
Implementing the Right Channel Strategy

Total Cost to Serve
Considering Purchasing Factors Impacting Sourcing Costs

Business Excellence Teams
Fostering Merchandising Innovation

International Expansion
Creating a Framework for an International Retail Expansion Assessment

Change Management Communication
Laying the Groundwork for a Successful Communication Strategy

New Rules for Retail
Revealing Retail's Biggest Challenges and Hottest Growth Opportunities for 2012 as Consumer Preferences and Technology Changes Accelerate

Fashion vs. Basic Assortment Planning
Developing the Appropriate Product Mix and Inventory Level to Maximize Sales and Profit

Linking Product Development to the Customer
Crowdsourcing, Collaborative Design and Other Innovative Tactics

Mobile Retail
The Seven Tenets of Mobile Retail

Group Buying
A Five Step Roadmap to Getting Started with Groupon and other group buying companies

Store Operations
Conducting a Comprehensive Operational Assessment

Retail Portfolio Management
Opportunity Prioritization and Approach

Merchandising Strategy
Not a One Person Job

Assortment Planning: Sales Versus Space
Retail Channel Assortment Planning Overview

Inventory Planning Methods
The Proper Approach to Inventory Planning

Setting Up Payment Terms for Global Trade
Creative Financing and Invoicing Strategies to Improve Controls and Visibility

Bringing Planning, Allocation & Replenishment Together
From Unit Movement to Contribution Intelligence

Assortment Planning, Line Reviews and Risk
Striking the Right Balance of Risk and Opportunity

Research

  • International Retailing Study - Going 'Glocal'
    • Learn where retailers are in their global expansion strategy and how merchandising, supply chain and operations fit into the overall strategy. What are the external and organizational challenges faced by retailers? How can retailers leverage their existing capabilities and processes? What are the short- and long-term opportunities in the marketplace?

  • Synchronizing Marketing and IT in the Era of Omni-Channel Retailing
    • Marketing departments are taking on bigger roles, using direct connections with empowered shoppers to build customer engagement. But retailers need to improve marketing/IT synchronization to maximize marketing's capabilities in the omni-channel retail enterprise.

  • Retail Merchandising and Marketing Alignment Study
    • Learn how retailers are approaching localization, social media and mobile commerce, as Merchandising and Marketing organizational structures and processes rapidly evolve.

  • Cross-Channel Tech Trends Study
    • Learn where retailers are investing cross-channel dollars today and in 2011.

  • Getting Back to Good: Pricing
    • Learn how the best retailers are continuing their emphasis on pricing capabilities as a key to their top-line recovery in 2010.

Webcasts

Case Studies

  • Aiming at the Right Software Vendor Sourcing Application Implementation


    Selecting and implementing a costing solution to align with organizational workflow and existing product design applications.
  • Aiming at the Right Software Vendor Software Strategy and Selection


    Selection of a multi-channel merchandise planning and allocation solution to drive sales and gross profit growth.

  • Back of House Inventory ManagementStore Inventory Management Assessment


    Identifying areas of maximum opportunity related to the handling and merchandising of products in physical stores.
  • Retail Clearance Markdown StrategyMarkdown
    Strategy


    Improving margin by establishing better markdown management through rule-based framework, training and reporting.
  • Retail Price ManagementRetail Pricing Initiative


    Defining pricing capabilities and solution choices, including markdown optimization technologies and processes to improve accuracy, localization and margin.
  • PLM Design and ImplementationPLM System
    Design and Implementation

    Enhancing global supply chain responsiveness and performance processes that support future business model and roll-out of new software solution.
  • Supply Chain StrategySupply Chain
    Strategy



    Streamlining product development business processes and aligning the organizational responsibilities of a private label.
  • Commodities Strategy and ManagementCommodities Strategy and Management

    Development of commodities management capabilities in a large general merchandise retailer in order to drive down product costs.
  • Inventory Service Levels and ExceptionsInventory Service Levels and Exceptions

    Detailed evaluation of inventory management processes and systems that dramatically improved the retailer's inventory position.
  • Multi-Channel Planning Strategy and ProcessMulti-Channel Planning Strategy
    and Process

    Articulation of a global, multi-channel planning strategy including innovative processes and a four-year roadmap for implementation.
  • Organizational Model FitAssortment
    Planning



    Defining the Assortment Planning Process best suited to future organizational structure
  • Organizational Model FitOrganizational Model Transformation



    Redefining merchandising processes, roles, responsibilities & reporting structures to support domestic and international channels and banners.
  • Implementation Roadmap Systems Implementation Roadmap

    Conducting a detailed gap analysis of current systems to identify short- and long-term opportunities for improvement.

  • Supply Chain Systems Supply Chain Systems Assessment


    Defining future supply chain systems and application architecture needed to support current and emerging business strategies.
  • Merchandise Planning Implementation Merchandise
    Planning
    Implementation


    Deployment of a Merchandise Financial Planning solution utilizing an agile methodology, including software configuration, integration and testing.
  • Sourcing Strategy Sourcing
    Strategy



    Sourcing strategy to improve quality, design and execution of new products to market, including the roll-out of integrated customer insight tool.
  • Retailer Technology StrategyStrategy, Process Design, Roadmap and Technology Selection

    Evaluation and selection of technology solutions to enable the retailer to enhance antiquated processes and systems to support a complex business model.
  • Integrated Merchandise PlanningIntegrated Merchandise
    Planning

    A roadmap and plan for the build out of an integrated planning organization, improved business process and integrated planning solutions.
  • Merchandising TransformationMerchandising Transformation


    Wholesale reorganization and re-training of a retail merchandising and planning organization based on cutting edge merchandising practices.
  • Optimizing the Private Label ProcessOptimizing the Private Label
    Process

    Development of a retail private label management organization from the ground up including brand management, product development and strategy.

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