by Delaney Consulting | Apr 21, 2023 | Managing
Congratulations – you have a new job! The first 100 days sets the tone for your leadership within your team and across your peer set. Here is what to do in the first 100 days to get up to speed quickly. First, draft a 100-day plan as quickly as possible to... 
by Delaney Consulting | Feb 22, 2023 | Merchandising, Operations, Strategy
The glittering goal of store-specific assortments and planograms beckon retailers and I wonder: can retailers over-optimize? When I see retail technology roadmaps and capacity planning, there seems to be a real danger that the corporate office may be equipping itself... 
by Delaney Consulting | Nov 22, 2022 | Merchandising, News
Watch this webinar featuring Flora Delaney, Delaney Consulting and Dirk Herdes, VP of Retail at Hivery. In this Category Management Association-hosted webinar they explore how AI can help drive hyper-local retail strategies. This webinar explores actual use cases and... 
by Delaney Consulting | Sep 15, 2022 | Merchandising, Strategy
Space Planning is More Than a Merchandising Tactic For most retail implementations, Space Planning is focused on the right side of this continuum. The tactics of Space Planning. To be honest, those are table stakes. It is what you have to do to be able to get a seat... 
by Delaney Consulting | Aug 23, 2022 | Customer Service, Managing, Merchandising, Operations
If you read your fair share of retail blog posts, you know they all start out the same: post-covid, professional shoppers, omnichannel shopping, new shopper expectations, supply chain…all of the buzz words. In this post, I want to focus on how Space Planning...