by Delaney Consulting | Jun 23, 2022 | Managing, Merchandising
Omnichannel shopping and new technology create new roles in Space Planning for retailers. Some retailers may already have them. Or they are emerging. Maybe they are shared across teams. But as Space Planning matures, new roles develop. You may decide to create FTE... 
by Delaney Consulting | Jun 14, 2022 | Managing Projects, Merchandising
Any good marketer knows the key to successful campaigns is A/B testing. Its a standard practice that marketers regularly use. A/B testing puts 2 versions of a campaign in front of an audience and then measures which one performs better. Then the winning campaign gets... 
by Delaney Consulting | May 25, 2022 | Merchandising
There are five main Item Attributes. Also known as Product Attributes. As such, retailers and their solution providers should understand them. Because merchandising systems require them. They are key inputs for merchandising and space planning systems. There are five... 
by Delaney Consulting | May 2, 2022 | Merchandising, Operations
Photograph by Miller Zell – Red circles and numbers added for emphasis. Here is the perfect image to explain how Walmart makes Space Management work for customers. As explained here, Miller Zell helped the Swipe Up program become a part of its store of the... 
by Delaney Consulting | Apr 18, 2022 | Merchandising
Omnichannel Shoppers and Store Fulfillment put new pressure on aging Space Planning Systems As a firm focused on retail merchandising, our phones have been ringing off the hook since the pandemic began. (That’s something boomers will understand.) Retail executives... 
by Delaney Consulting | Oct 12, 2021 | Merchandising
There are many ways a space management system can be used by a retailer. I am sometimes surprised by the choices some retailers make in their implementations. Occasionally, they select very complicated integrations while ignoring simpler valuable features. In brief,...