For over 25+ years Columbus Consulting has been building long-lasting relationships with our clients. With a 96% re-engagement rate, we are proud of our partnerships and ability to deliver measurable and scalable results. But don’t take our word for it, here’s what some of our clients are saying:
“The Columbus consultants have sat in our seats in previous roles, have the knowledge and experience in successfully working with organizations of our size and understand the challenges and proper steps for a retail world that is constantly changing and evolving,”
– At Home
“Bealls,Inc, Manhattan, and Columbus Consulting came together as one cohesive, cross-functional team, and orchestrated this intricate project beautifully. We couldn’t have asked for better partners to lead this successful implementation.”
– Karen Beebe, Chief Technology Officer at Bealls, Inc.
“The project delivered significant improvement to our business. Partnering with Columbus Consulting enabled us to understand and leverage industry best practices within our organization.”
– Carhartt
“We knew data and analytics were lacking in our current systems and processes. Dave Wargo and the Columbus Consulting International team helped provide a clear path to stronger analytics and gave the team the confidence that change is possible. We are now on our way to creating a stronger product data model and implementing new processes to give our merchandising team the insight to make faster decisions and support the business in an even more meaningful way.”
– Diamonds Direct USA
“Columbus Consulting understood our challenge right away. We wanted to work with a consulting firm that acknowledged our objective of achieving operational excellence without losing our DNA; without losing what makes us EILEEN FISHER.”
– Eileen Fisher
“Columbus Consulting’s unmatched experience in the industry and familiarity with the technology plays a critical role in our success as we move away from our current spreadsheet solutions and evolve Finish Line’s technology capabilities.”
– Finish Line
“We have been working with Charlotte and the Columbus team since late last year. Their passion and understanding of both data and the retail landscape is invaluable. Charlotte is a guiding force, translating the changing models and workflows of the industry into efficient measurable actions.”
– Groundtruth Global
“Columbus Consulting has been a valued partner throughout my career. I have sought after their expertise at several brands and they have always delivered scalable and measurable results. The Columbus team has true industry knowledge and acts as extensions of their clients’ organizations. If you are hesitant to engage with consultants, you haven’t spoken to Columbus. They know retail and do everything from strategy to implementation.
– Halfords
“Columbus Consulting is a well-known name in the retail consulting space. Because of its reputation, and bolstered by the recommendation of a number of my peers, it was a no-brainer to invite Columbus Consulting to assist us through this process.”
– Helzberg Diamonds
“We can’t thank the team at Columbus enough for their expertise in helping us through this transformation.”
“Our organization knew that we needed to continue our transformation journey and understood the risks of trying to manage such a project using only in house resources. We worked with Columbus Consulting on other projects and knew that they were up for the task and would help us accomplish what was needed.”
“Any technology project comes with its own set of complexities, that is why working with retail experts like Columbus Consulting was critical to ensuring our success.”
– Hibbett
“By working with Columbus Consulting, we found an allocation and replenishment partner that came alongside us to further improve our omni-channel capabilities. The expertise of their team is unmatched.”
– Hunkemöller
“The platform that Columbus Consulting helped us to secure will allow us to grow for the next five to 10 years. Our ability to get this done according to our original plan was very reliant on their expertise. Columbus Consulting served as key members of our team.”
– Malin+Goetz
“Columbus Consulting was instrumental in helping us to build a roadmap with that goal in mind. They conducted a full health audit of our retail operations and business processes and created a plan for us to scale. Generating greater profits allows us to fulfill our mission to help even more children and families with the support and equipment they need. We could not have done so without the expertise of the Columbus team.”
– Newlife Charities
“I have never seen a digital transformation of this extent launched on time or under budget, much less both…The project required us to put so much trust in Columbus Consulting. I was essentially managing the manager of delivery, so I couldn’t be in the weeds. I found myself asking ‘What insurmountable challenge will we find today?’ and then watching the team handle it with ease. Their due diligence and commitment to our success made all the difference.”
– Retail Category Leader-Outdoor Living Brand
“Columbus Consulting has brought the right team of experts with deep knowledge and years of experience at the right time for each of these projects. We are delighted with the success of these initiatives and look forward to many more years of collaboration.”
– Phantom Fireworks
“Allocation, being one of the most critical processes to standardize across brands, was an urgent priority for SPARC. We felt by applying one team across multiple brands, we could standardize data, calculations, methods and important variables….all in the spirit of driving efficiency, topline growth (by improving our ability to have the right inventory in the right locations), and containing implementation costs. We were concerned to have consistency across brands even though back end systems, hierarchies and data varied from brand to brand. We also wanted to optimize our approach and ensure forward strategic thinking was applied (e.g. an ability to land size optimization intelligence in the allocation platform) even if that did not currently exist at a particular brand. The Columbus team brought strong business and technology acumen, sense of urgency, strategic vision to the effort and completed the multi brand program on time and under budget without skipping a beat. In hindsight, their strategic, forward looking vision has paid dividends with size optimization projects which are just beginning.”
“Columbus team members are responsive and responsible. They know retail Merchandise, Planning & Allocation like the back of their hands and are a valuable asset to our SPARC business and delivery team.”
“The Columbus team was paramount to the success of the allocation project at SPARC. The team understood the overall goal of the project, was able to articulate the new allocation process to each of the different allocation teams, and built a process that both supported each team’s individual needs and the SPARC goals of a better allocation outcome.”
– SPARC
“We consider Columbus Consulting a strategic thought partner, that was demonstrated through every stage of this project.”
– Talbots
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