RETAIL CONSULTANTS - Columbus Consulting

RETAIL CONSULTING SERVICES

Our experts know retail and can hit the ground running, providing scalable, measurable results. From systems selections to technology implementation, strategic roadmap development to organizational/change management-we do that too!

Columbus offers a unique, consumer-centric approach with an end-to-end perspective that bridges functional & organization silos. Our specialties include: unified commerce, merchandising & category management, planning & inventory management, sourcing & supply chain, data & analytics, accounting, finance & operations, people & organization and information technology.

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Here is some of what we can do for you:

UNIFIED COMMERCE

Customer Journey
Customer Relationship Management
Digital Asset Management
eCommerce
Marketing & Digital Operations
Order Management
Point of Sale
Product Information Management

PLANNING & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Allocation
Assortment & Item Planning
Demand Planning
Forecasting
Merchandise Planning
Open to Buy

DATA & ANALYTICS

AI/ML
Assortment & Size/Pack Optimization
Customer Data Management
Inventory Optimization
Lifecycle Price Optimization
Master Data Management & Governance
Reporting & Analytics

PEOPLE & ORGANIZATION

Change Management
Learning Management System
Organizational Design
Training and Development
Workforce & Labor Planning

MERCHANDISING & CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

Assortment Management
Buying
Category Management
Market & Product Development
Merchandise Operations Management
Pricing & Promotion Management
Purchase Order Management

SOURCING & SUPPLY CHAIN

Global Trade Management & Compliance
Product Lifecycle Management
Sourcing & Purchase Order Management
Supplier & Vendor Management
Transportation Management
Warehouse Management

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND OPERATIONS

Accounting, Audit, Risk Management & Compliance
Enterprise Performance Management
FP&A
Real Estate, Legal, Lease & Asset Management

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Enterprise Resource Planning
IT Assessment & Roadmap
Program & Project Management
Security & Compliance
System Implementation
System Integration
System Selection

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING

“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.”

“The project delivered significant improvement to our business. Partnering with Columbus Consulting enabled us to understand and leverage industry best practices within our organization.”

“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.”