by Delaney Consulting | Jun 17, 2020 | Customer Service, Merchandising, Operations
The following is a lightly edited transcription from the May 14, 2020 live interview with Flora Delaney and Third Haus founders, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga. The full video interview is available here. Do you want to put a shirt on over your head if someone just... 
by Delaney Consulting | Jun 11, 2020 | Merchandising
Retailers can miss key flavor trend insights unless they systematically track flavor and scent trends. Most merchants struggle to forecast emerging customer flavor trends. They have the information. But it is locked inside unhelpful data fields. Like “Item... 
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 | 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 key... 
by Delaney Consulting | Feb 19, 2019 | Merchandising, News
Bed Bath & Beyond is the stack it high merchandiser for household gadgets, home textiles and cookware. Shoppers need towels, a can opener, candles and bathmats. Now stores are getting a major facelift following the 2018 stockholders meeting. That is when CEO Steve...