by Delaney Consulting | Mar 8, 2020 | Marketing, Strategy
Is Making the Cut Amazon’s best retail idea yet? Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn left Project Runway to lead Amazon Prime’s new show. And perhaps create one of the savviest shopper funnels ever. Amazon uses social media influencers and fashion titles to create...
by Delaney Consulting | Oct 29, 2019 | Communication, Operations
Today, I share the secrets of being a successful consultant with 11 Apps Every Consultant Needs. In earlier posts, I helped readers estimate their readiness in Will You Succeed As A Retail Consultant and 5 Steps in One Week To Transition to Independent...
by Delaney Consulting | Aug 28, 2019 | Marketing, Merchandising, Operations, Strategy
How do the regional US grocers continue to dominate their markets? Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Aldi and Target use a national grocery strategy. How do the “HEB / Publix / Wegmans / Byerlys” chains continue to thrive? How do they build such deep...
by Delaney Consulting | Aug 7, 2019 | Communication, Managing
We stood in a circle. Would-be executives who had been sent to an expensive executive-molding “experience.” Our companies spent tens of thousands of dollars hoping that we would become self-aware. Banks, manufacturers, retailers and pharmaceutical companies sent their...
by Delaney Consulting | May 10, 2019 | Customer Service, Managing, Marketing, Merchandising
A spa or salon sales event should be fun and profitable. Here is what to do to make your event a success for your customers and your bottom line. Balance the products you sell at the event When hosting a spa or salon sales event, consider a mix of...
by Delaney Consulting | Mar 6, 2019 | book, Customer Service, Managing, Marketing, Merchandising, Operations, Pricing, Strategy
There are the 7 timeless principles of retail. True for e-commerce sites and brick and mortar. True for the company trying to align 18,000 workers in the stores or the manager trying to get Sally to show up for her shift on time…It doesn’t matter if you put the...
