by Delaney Consulting | Oct 21, 2020 | Merchandising
The following is a summary of a webinar about Merchandising Strategies for the New Normal where I was a guest with Tom Erskine, CEO of One Door. Available here, if you wish to see it. This has probably been the most disruptive yea for retail most of us have seen in... 
by Delaney Consulting | Mar 11, 2014 | Merchandising, Operations
In a Pull retail inventory model, the stores select which products and how much they will carry. They place their replenishment orders. This is typical in co-op models (like True Value or independent grocers.) Or in franchises like Hallmark stores. How it works.... 
by Delaney Consulting | Apr 17, 2012 | Managing, Merchandising, Operations
I am sure someone somewhere likes doing Physical Inventories. Counting every item in a store. Overnight. But I haven’t met them. Yet doing an Inventory is a great time to develop the staff. First, putting a junior manager in charge of this critical process... by Delaney Consulting | Apr 13, 2012 | Managing, Managing Projects, Merchandising, Operations
Is Inventory something you DO or something you OWN? First, remember that the goal of inventory is to satisfy customers: in a perfect world, every customer who enters the store would find enough stock of the desired SKU’s for sale. Retailers who manage their... 
by Delaney Consulting | Oct 5, 2010 | Managing, Merchandising, Operations
Retail executives ask me “Where does Space Management belong?” Space Management can report to Supply Chain, Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations, Merchandising Operations or Finance. Space Management means the entire discipline. “Micro”... 