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 | Jan 3, 2023 | Marketing, Merchandising
I continue to rail against visual clutter – especially with signs in stores. On the whole, I see how complicated retailers love to make this very simple industry. Customers come into stores to (1) find what they are looking for; (2) be pleasantly surprised to... 
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...