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The New World of DTC
Matt Katz shares insights into the changing DTC retail market in this Retail Dive article.
Learn MoreRetailers and consumer goods companies confront increasing challenges on multiple fronts. We help create differentiation in a sea of sameness and deliver seamless customer experiences wherever and however customers want to shop. Incumbent brands are losing share in a world of exponential growth in products and brands. Trapped inventory, ineffective promotions, and increasing COGS are driving margin pressure, while ballooning cost structures impact bottom line results.
Thriving in an increasingly competitive landscape requires fresh insights and skills. Winners lean into new business and operating models to unlock growth and shift trajectory. They embrace predictive analytics and horizontal digital know-how as foundational capabilities. They access “new-world” data and information to create advantage and keep up with rapidly changing customer expectations. Success requires enhanced leadership, new capabilities, and cultural agility. In an era of continuous disruption, we partner with leaders to drive lasting growth.
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Mohamed Elsarky, former Chief Executive Officer, Global Confectionary Company
Identify value levers of enterprise economics, aligning SG&A, reducing COGs, enhancing gross margin, and improving the velocity of working capital. Drive operational excellence across the value chain and use predictive capabilities and analytics to support decision making and speed to results
Design and activate digital strategies, unlocking new potential. Through our Digital Maturity IndexTM, guide clients through digital across the value chain. Infuse horizontal digital excellence into your operating model and culture, driving growth, profit, and capabilities
Optimized organizational designs and agile cultures that embrace speed and experimentation. Deploy modern change techniques, upskilled talent, capability building, and training to drive continuous improvement. Help leadership achieve next-generation growth, reduce costs, and build capability through executive alignment
Develop business plan, create operating models, design customer acquisition strategies, and exploit opportunities in market, channel, and product
A multinational fast fashion retailer faced significant merchandise performance issues, poor real estate decisions, and lacked management discipline and governance. The company needed operational leadership to improve performance and successfully emerge from bankruptcy.
Learn MoreMatt Katz shares insights into the changing DTC retail market in this Retail Dive article.
Learn MoreAs customers continue to demand more personalization and transparency from retailers, Nick Kramer highlights how AI can make this easier for companies in this Retail TouchPoints article.
Learn MoreNick Kramer offers solutions for retailers facing consumer concerns over data privacy in this Retail TouchPoints article.
Learn MoreMatt Katz shares key considerations for retailers ahead of the 2024 holiday season in this series of short interviews with retail experts featured by Retail TouchPoints.
Learn MoreMatt Katz shares key considerations for retailers navigating today’s complex market in this WWD article.
Learn MoreAs retailers continue to test new in-store solutions to cut costs and accommodate labor shortages, it is essential to consider the impact had on the customer. Nick Kramer outlines the potential implications of these new retail solutions on the in-store shopping experience in this Retail TouchPoints article.
Learn MoreMatt Katz is featured in this Barron’s article examining consumer spending over this Black Friday and Cyber Weekend.
Learn MoreMatt Katz was featured in this Reuters article speaking about consumer spending during cyber weekend.
Learn MoreMatt Katz was featured in this Digital Commerce 360 article about why the beauty category is poised to win big this holiday season.
Learn MoreThe for-profit thrift store, Savers’ successful offering is another sign of a thaw in the market for fresh stocks. Matt Katz discusses the recent increase in fashion IPO activity in this WWD article.
Learn MoreEmail marketing allows retailers to target a massive audience with extreme precision. Nick Kramer shares insight in this Retail TouchPoints article.
Learn MoreCustomer Data Platforms are designed for the new realities of retail. Nick Kramer was quoted in Retail TouchPoints article “The Ultimate Guide to CDPs” about the potential impact CDPs could have on the industry.
Learn MoreWhile today’s age of disruption and rapid digitization has companies rethinking their strategies, few know how to translate them into action and results. We work with clients to develop and implement tailor-made solutions that deliver exponential returns.
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