Amanda Astrologo

Senior Partner

Rethink Retail 2025 Top Retail Expert
Rethink Retail 2025 Top Retail Expert

Amanda excels at helping retailers achieve the evasive ‘hole in one’ — focusing on improving and innovating key business processes and organizations.

Amanda Astrologo has more than 20 years of retail corporate and store experience, including holding key leadership positions across merchandising, replenishment, forecasting in department store and specialty retail. Her broad experience encompasses retailers from a wide variety of geographies and segments, including apparel, hardlines, specialty, off-price, and grocery. Amanda’s bright personality, combined with her attention to detail and intense knowledge of retail business processes and leading practices, has proven instrumental in making meaningful differences in many retail organizations. Amanda has individually penned and co-authored publications focused on merchandising, software selection, and inventory deployment. She has presented at several industry and software events including GroceryShop, Oracle Retail CrossTalk, and Zipline Aspire. Originally from Pennsylvania, she and her husband currently live in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. When Amanda’s not scoring birdies on the golf course, she enjoys cooking and entertaining friends and family whenever she can.

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Beyond the NRF 2025 Big Show: How Leading Retailers Execute AI for Success | Parker Avery Blog, January 2025

Improved Product Development and New Planning Processes Drive Retail Success | Client Case Study

Purposeful Planning: Retail Quick Wins for a Successful Q4 | Retail & CPG Advisor Newsletter, October 2024

New Forecasting, Demand Planning, and Replenishment System Selected to Drive Better Product and Inventory Results | Client Case Study

Improved Auto-Replenishment Processes for a $250 Million Military Exchange Retailer | Client Case Study

Retailer Sees More Effective Results With New Product Development Process | Client Case Study

Home Décor Retailer Innovates its Merchandise Planning Process to Drive Growth​ | Client Case Study

New Allocation Process Drives Retailer’s Growth and Inventory Results | Client Case Study

Five Key Tenets to Successful Retail Software Selection | Parker Avery Blog, August 2024

New MFP Solution to Drive Inventory and Margin Visibility for Value Retailer | Client Case Study

Retailer’s New Store Processes and Training Boost Profit and Efficiency | Client Case Study

Retailer Boosts Efficiency and Profit with Merchandising Business Process Redesign | Client Case Study

Merchandising Capability Roadmap Paves the Way for Strategic Growth | Client Case Study

Let’s Talk About Your Capabilities Roadmap | Parker Avery Blog, April 2024

International Retailer’s New Merchandising Solution Unlocks Vast Improvements​ | Client Case Study

Value Retailer Unlocks Improvements with New Merchandising Roadmap | Client Case Study

Retailer’s New Assortment and Item Planning Solution Improves Visibility | Client Case Study

Unleashing Category Management Potential to Maximize Profits and Growth | Client Case Study

Specialty Retailer Expects Strong Margin Growth with New Planning System | Client Case Study

Home Decor Retailer Captures Better Assortment Insights with New System | Client Case Study

Outdoor Retailer Drives Omnichannel Transformation with New Planning Solution | Client Case Study

Exclusive Merchandise Planning Event Reveals Six Focus Areas for Retail | PI Apparel Merchandise Planning Event Recap, October 2023

New Merchandise Financial Planning Solution Drives Retail Results | Client Case Study

Five Key Elements for a More Intelligent Retail Enterprise | Retail & CPG Advisor Newsletter, September 2023

Retailer Selects Science-Driven Forecasting and Replenishment System | Client Case Study

Strengthening a New Retail Brand’s Operating Strategy and Implementation Plan | Client Case Study

New Business Processes Improve Merchandising and Marketing Alignment​​ | Client Case Study

Solving Today’s Retail Inventory Challenges with Strategy and Process | Retail & CPG Advisor Newsletter, June 2022

New Packaging Process Supports Retail Efficiencies and Assortment Growth | Client Case Study

The Demand Intelligence Difference | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, September 2021

Retailer’s Master Data Management Improvements Drive Omnichannel Growth | Client Case Study

Meeting Holiday Demand Requires Data-Driven Forecasting & Flexibility | Sourcing Journal, September 2021

Implementing Strategic Assortment Planning Capabilities | Client Case Study

Success as a Retail Consultant: Introducing Nia McDonald | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, August 2021

Considerations for Remote Software Selection Projects | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, June 2021

Future-Proofing Retail: Building a Solid Foundation for Tomorrow | Parker Avery Blog

Five Steps for Omnichannel Success | Parker Avery Blog

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