Blog2023-04-19T18:04:14-04:00

Launching a Best-in-Class Analytics Solution

When I joined Parker Avery in 2014, we started discussing bringing in analytics capabilities to complement the firm’s already best-in-class consulting services around merchandising, omnichannel, and supply chain for retail and CPG brands.  Parker Avery’s expertise in business processes, systems, and change management was well known, [...]

  • Project Planning: Four Considerations for Data Readiness

Project Planning: Four Considerations for Data Readiness

One of the most overlooked aspects that can have a significant impact on project estimations and timelines is client data readiness. If proper analysis of data availability and cleanliness is not factored into the overall timeline, project estimates will become woefully underestimated. In this post, Senior [...]

  • True Business Transformation Needs Change Management

True Business Transformation Needs Change Management

A few weeks ago, Parker Avery blogged about the key distinction between software and solutions. We suggested that despite the proclamations of most technology vendors, software alone will not solve business challenges. Solutions will. This week, we take a different perspective on that same theme as we unwrap what true [...]

  • Software is Not Your Solution

Software is Not Your Solution

Through many conversations with Parker Avery clients and technology partners, as well as in industry articles about the latest innovations and technologies, the words solution, system, and software are used interchangeably.  Despite what most technology vendors proclaim, neither software nor a system alone will solve your business challenges. However, [...]

  • Opportunities Backed up with Belief

Opportunities Backed up with Belief

“The best opportunities are the opportunities that are backed up with belief.” ~ Coach Mike Krzyzewski Although Clay and I are die-hard Georgia Tech fans, having spent our college years toiling on the Flats, last week, I took a moment to watch a portion of Coach K’s retirement press conference. The legendary [...]

  • Mobilizing and Sustaining a Resilient Organization

Mobilizing and Sustaining a Resilient Organization

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a 4-part webinar series, Reconstructing Retail. The series was about helping our clients and friends in the industry. We shared our pragmatic and meaningful thoughts and perspectives, recognizing that for most or all of us, the year [...]

Considerations for Remote System Implementations

Recently, Principal Marty Anderson and Senior Manager Russ Smith got together on Parker Avery’s “Talk Retail to Me” podcast to discuss how system implementation projects changed over the past year due to the myriad of global and national disruptions. During the podcast, the two retail experts discussed [...]

Analytics: A Win-Win Approach

Recently on Parker Avery’s Talk Retail to Me podcast,", our Chief Analytics Officer, Sam Iosevich, and his long-time colleague, George Arutyunyants discussed George’s continuous journey through advanced analytics. As the firm’s Senior Director of Analytics, George explained how Parker Avery uses a win-win approach to analytics [...]

Gaining Proficiency Through Virtual Learning

In today’s remote environment, following a traditional shadowing or “on the job” (OTJ) training model is challenging, if not impossible.  As a result, many companies are focusing on technology investments to allow users to become more accustomed to virtual learning. In addition to Zoom, Teams, and other remote [...]

A Game-Changing Advanced Analytics Solution

On a recent Parker Avery “Talk Retail to Me” podcast episode, Chief Analytics Officer Sam Iosevich discussed Parker Avery's advanced analytics solution development efforts with the firm's Director of Solutions Architecture, Leo Greyz. Leo is enhancing Parker Avery’s “Results as a Service” (RaaS) offering and bringing [...]

  • RetailROI Kids

More than Success: ROI Significance

We talk often about organizational change management for our clients, but last Friday, The Parker Avery Group sponsored an event that has the ability to truly change the world: the RetailROI (Retail Orphan Initiative) SuperFriday Virtual Event. Spearheaded by Greg Buzek, Founder and President of IHL [...]

7 Tips for Solution Demonstration Success

Quite often The Parker Avery Group is engaged to manage retail software selection projects, and solution demonstrations are a typical part of the process. Having participated in a wide variety of software demos over our firm's history, as well as countless demonstrations when working in the retail industry (as participants), [...]

Three (or Maybe Four) Key Takeaways from Analytics Unite

Last week, The Parker Avery Group sponsored and participated in Consumer Goods Technology’s Analytics Unite event—a groundbreaking virtual conference that brought together around 500 retail and consumer goods professionals from a variety of different backgrounds and from around the globe. While indeed, the virtual setting was [...]

  • Strategic Sourcing in a Disrupted Supply Chain

Strategic Sourcing Considerations for a Disrupted Supply Chain

In this episode of Parker Avery's,"Talk Retail to Me podcast," we take a deep dive into strategic sourcing decisions for retailers and consumer brands. I interviewed Robert Kaufman, Parker Avery’s CEO, along with Senior Director Rob Oglesby, one of our resident inventory and supply chain experts. Listen to the [...]

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