SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Data & Analytics

DATA POWERS EVERYTHING FROM PRODUCT INFORMATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE—How’s your data?

There are few retail initiatives that don’t rely on good data. But what makes data good and how can brands make it better? At Columbus Consulting, we are laser focused on retail data. We know where to find data, how to assess it, what it takes to clean it, why it needs to be managed and ultimately, how to govern it. Don’t know where to start? We do. Let us know how we can help. CONTACT US

GET A DATA HEALTH CHECK

We can help you:

Define data business requirements
Assess current data model designs, key data management processes, current governance, data cleansing and quality efforts
Review existing data solutions and effectiveness, and intended downstream data usage

What you will get:

An End-to-End Data Strategy Roadmap and quick win delivery in the following areas:

New data model design for use and activation
Data creation or ingestion recommendations
Enhanced data governance and data quality operating model
Recommended data management solutions
Data enablement pathways and solution recommendations

FOUNDATION DRIVES TRANSFORMATION

Reliable Data Can Help Navigate Variable Tariffs

Retailers facing fluctuating tariffs must rely on accurate, real-time data to adapt their sourcing strategies effectively. Discover how mastering product and supplier data can provide the agility needed to navigate today’s unpredictable trade landscape.

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ASSESSING AND ENHANCING YOUR ERP DATA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Upgrading your legacy or home-grown ERP system is a major step toward modernizing your business operations. Is your data ready for migration, and can it be effectively managed within your new ERP system?

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THREE QUESTIONS WITH OUR DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERT

Find out the key data topics retailers are focusing on now.

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Why Master Data Management is the Cornerstone of your Retail Strategic Plan

Columbus Consulting Data Practice Lead, Dave Wargo, shares his thoughts on how master data should be the first step in

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HOW RETAILERS CAN MONETIZE DATA

In this article featured in Total Retail, Columbus Consultant, Sam Fayez provides
a detailed overview of how data drives profit.

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PRIVACY IS ONLY ONE ELEMENT COMPLICATING MODERN DATA APPLICATIONS

As featured in Retail Information Systems, Columbus Consultant Tuncay
Tekle, PHD explains the four key data themes that are dominating the conversations within the industry today.

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Tom O’Rourke, COO Diamonds Direct USA

“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.”
- Tom O’Rourke, COO Diamonds Direct USA

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