Rob Oglesby

Senior Director

As a consultant, and as a cycling enthusiast, Rob is very conscious about changes in the environment — anticipating and overcoming obstacles to stay on course is a key tenet he brings to his client projects.

Rob Oglesby has 30 years of experience within the retail industry and as a consultant. He held director-level positions with major big box retailers in the areas of store operations, field management, and process innovation. Rob focuses on assisting retailers enhance performance through operational improvement and business process transformation enabled by technology. Rob has authored several publications on inventory management and store operations and has been quoted in several retail news outlets and industry blogs. He has also presented at several retail conferences. Rob holds a Bachelor of Science in Information & Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and he has served as Assistant Director for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Region 630 and as a board member of the Orange Coast Radio Control Club. After growing up on the east coast, Rob and his family now live in Orange County California—which he asserts is worth the premium—where he enjoys mountain and road cycling, building and flying radio control airplanes, and homebrewing craft beer—when he can find the time.

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Recent Contributions

Global Footwear Retailer Selects New Order Management System
Client Case Study

Ask the Experts: In-Store Fulfillment of Omnichannel Orders
Parker Avery Blog, November 2023

Big-box retailers continue to ramp up investments in store-based fulfillment
Modern Retail, September 2023

Strengthening a New Retail Brand’s Operating Strategy and Implementation Plan
Client Case Study

How Machine Learning Is Changing the Store Paradigm
Progressive Grocer, June 2022

Five Expert Steps to Finally Solve Omnichannel Execution
Parker Avery Point of View, June 2022

Changing the Paradigm of Retail Inventory Management
Talk Retail to Me Podcast, March 2022

Boosting GMROI with a Successful Omnichannel Fulfillment Solution
Client Case Study

What is click and collect?
Jotform Blog, June 2021

Store Operations Efficiency Recommendations and Roadmap
Client Case Study

Key Takeaways from CSCMP’s 31st Annual State of Logistics Report
Talk Retail to Me Podcast, November 2020

Strategic Sourcing in a Disrupted Supply Chain
Parker Avery Blog, October 2020

Store-Level Omnichannel Capabilities for Retail’s New World
Parker Avery Point of View, August 2020

Can Apparel Retailers ‘Unpack’ Unsold Inventory for Back-to-School Season?
Sourcing Journal, July 2020

Solving Both Sides of the Inventory Problem
Talk Retail to Me Podcast, July 2020

Triaging Your Inventory: Decisions for Stability
Webinar Recap, April 2020

Managing Inventory in a Unified Commerce World
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