Are You Spending Capital On the Right Project?

If you're like many retailers, you're in the middle of approving or organizing projects for the next 12 months. "Are we investing in the best projects?" is often the toughest question during this process. If you'd like a perspective on what retailers are investing in this year or some input to your sequencing or ROI model, send me a quick note.

I'd like to announce the official publication of our Merchandising and Marketing Alignment Study. The study shares insights from retailers on strategy, process, organizational structure and investments related to merchandising, marketing, assortment, pricing, social media and promotions.

Lastly, as the economy continues to come back, we have been sharing industry jobs with our network as we learn of them. If you have a Director or VP-level merchandising, planning or supply chain job in your business that you need filled, let us know and we'll post it to our network.

Sincerely,
Mike Matacunas
Founder and CEO, The Parker Avery Group

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Great Reads

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