Tish Gordon

Merchandising Consultant

tgordon@columbusconsulting.com

About

Tish is a seasoned merchandising executive with deep expertise in omnichannel strategy, product development, and inventory optimization across both emerging and established brands. Delivering growth through digital integration, customer-centric assortments, and operational excellence. She is known for building high-performing teams and aligning product vision with business strategy.

Before joining Columbus in 2025, she held leadership roles, including VP of Merchandising at J.Crew, Talbots, and John Hardy, and most recently served as Head Merchant at American Textile, where she launched the merchandising function and led digital transformation efforts.

Signature Skill

“I am passionate about helping retailers unlock growth through customer-led merchandising strategies that align product, inventory, and digital innovation to maximize profitability and long-term brand equity.”

  • Merchandise Strategy and Organizational Design
  • Digital Transformation Initiatives
  • Optimize Assortment Architecture
  • Go- To- Market (GTM) Process Development
  • Strategic Inventory Management
  • Change Management and Leadership Development

Expertise

  • Product/Category Strategy
  • Category Management
  • Merchandise Management
  • Pricing Lifecycle Management
  • Assortment Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Digital Transformation
  • Assortment Planning

Companies Served

  • American Textile
  • John Hardy
  • Talbots
  • J.Crew

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Wholesale
  • Off-Price
  • Luxury
  • Apparel
  • Footwear
  • Jewelry
  • Home Textiles

Solution Proficiencies

  • Salesforce
  • Centric PLM
  • SAP Commerce Cloud
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Workday
  • UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)  Tableau
  • SAP
  • Bamboo Rose
  • SAS Retail Analytics

Consulting Service

  • Project Management
  • Solution Selections
  • Solution Delivery / Implementations
  • Solution Architecture Design
  • Business Assessment & Strategy
  • Executive Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Organizational Design
  • Training Development & Execution

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