Insights From A CIO.

Insights From A CIO.
Find out what keeps Chief Information Officers up at night and the questions you should ask yourself now.

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Columbus Consulting is a leading retail consulting firm. Our retail consultants are industry practitioners who have worked with and for global brands in wholesale, retail, CPG and grocery. For 25+ years we have been helping our clients with merchandise planning, assortment planning, inventory planning, demand forecasting, financial planning, store systems consulting, IT consulting, POS consulting, supply chain consulting, data analytics consulting, digital transformation and more. If you do it, we do it, too!

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Our retail consultants specialize in nearly every aspect of the industry. In addition to our core expertise areas, we have professionals who offer an array of spotlight services including: Unified Commerce, Data & Analytics, Grocery, and ESG/DPP/Sustainability. FIND OUT MORE HERE   

Why Columbus

For over 25+ years Columbus Consulting has been transforming our industry. We’re not like other consultants, we are retail industry practitioners who have held senior-level roles. We work with and for our clients, building long-term relationships and consistently providing solutions that drive value and results.

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What we do

From strategy to implementation, Columbus has worked with over 400 leading retailer, CPG and grocery brands. Our specialties include: unified commerce, digital transformation, planning & merchandising, sourcing & supply chain, inventory management, finance & operations, strategy design and data.

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Columbus around the world

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Featured Content

What Keeps a CIO Up at Night: Five Technology Questions Every Independent Grocer Should Be Asking

What Keeps a CIO Up at Night: Five Technology Questions Every Independent Grocer Should Be Asking

By Kris Merz, Partner, Columbus Consulting International

Having served as an interim CIO in independent grocery, my first few weeks were spent taking a hard look at its technology; the most important conversations are rarely about …

2026 Was About Getting AI Aligned. The Next 12 Months Are About Getting AI Ready.

2026 Was About Getting AI Aligned. The Next 12 Months Are About Getting AI Ready.

Most retailers are already “doing AI.” The work that turns that into value is quieter, harder, and mostly not about the technology.

By Henry Sands, Associate Partner Columbus Consulting

Bring up AI in almost any retail leadership …

Columbus Circle LIVE! London 2026

Columbus Circle LIVE! London 2026

Taking Stock of Retail in the Era of Intelligent Inventory & How the Next Generation of Retail is Heading Towards Autopilot.

On September 10, 2026, Columbus Consulting brought together retail leaders, technology innovators, and industry experts …

The New Role of Assortment Planning: The Retailer’s Growth Engine in the Age of AI

The New Role of Assortment Planning: The Retailer’s Growth Engine in the Age of AI

Identifying your next one-million-unit item

By Nancy Marino, Associate Partner, Columbus Consulting

The Traditional Role of Assortment Planning

For decades, assortment planning has been viewed primarily as the discipline that translates merchandising strategy into a structured buy: determining …

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Vicki Alvarado

Vicki Alvarado

Vicki is a Principal with Columbus Consulting with extensive global experience in merchandise and assortment Planning across fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands. She brings a unique blend of creative and analytical leadership, specializing in business …

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Hibbett

Hibbett

Hibbett Moves to The Cloud with A Modernized ERP System To Propel the Brand into Their Next Era

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THE HIBBETT STORY

Hibbett, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leading athletic-inspired fashion retailer with more …

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UK LAUNCH EVENT

UK LAUNCH EVENT

UK LAUNCH EVENT – VibeIQ: Product Creation-A New Operating Rhythm

November 18, 2027, London

Columbus Consulting will welcome VibeIQ to the UK market as they share their insights and solutions with leading retail brands and partners. Teams …

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Gul Ahuja

Gul is a Retail-CPG and Analytics-Technology expert with a proven track record of driving innovation, running business units, growing company financials, and managing end-to-end engagements. He has a deep understanding of several retail verticals, having delivered …

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