Parker Avery’s core merchandising expert resources page offers all of our published content plus external resources that will help you understand and successfully implement this capability.

If you have any questions or would like to explore how The Parker Avery Group can help your company enhance its core merchandising capabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Parker Avery Perspectives
Client Case Studies
Webinars & Podcasts
Other Resources

Parker Avery Perspectives

The Parker Avery Group’s consulting team provides expert industry insights into core merchandising. These insights give pragmatic advice based on decades of consulting with many of the globe’s leading retail and consumer brands.

The Expert Guide to Core Merchandising

The Expert Guide to Core Merchandising

Includes considerations and challenges with developing or expanding this strategic capability

What’s Now? Inventory, Foundation, Learning, and AI

What’s Now?
Inventory, Foundation, Learning, and AI

A snapshot of Parker Avery client projects across inventory management, foundational elements, team learning initiatives, and (of course) advanced analytics and AI

Retail Legacy Systems Assessment

Critical considerations in performing a retail legacy systems assessment and developing a clear roadmap that supports business strategies

Future Proofing Retail

Future-Proofing Retail: Building a Solid Foundation for Tomorrow

Key components to future-proofing a retail business, including roadmap, people, system, data, and capability considerations

Let's Talk About Your Capabilities Roadmap

Let’s Talk About Your Capabilities Roadmap

Parker Avery’s approach to roadmap development considers a retailer’s core, foundational elements as well as the holistic environment

Chasing Retail's Shiny Objects

Chasing Retail’s Shiny Objects

Perspectives on what it means to ‘future-proof’ and be prepared for retail’s shiny objects, as well as implications for retailers

Client Case Studies

Hundreds of published Parker Avery case studies provide an overview of the many challenges our clients have asked us to address. Each case study outlines our tailored approach and a snapshot of the results. Featured on this page are case studies that leverage our team’s deep core merchandising expertise to deliver enhanced capabilities and meaningful, sustainable results.

Wholesaler Sees Success With System Upgrades and New Acquisition Integrations

Wholesaler Sees Success With System Upgrades and New Acquisition Integrations

This wholesaler successfully integrated two newly acquired brands with upgrades to modern systems and unified business processes across the enterprise

Building Organizational Agility with a New Global Core Merchandising Solution

Building Organizational Agility with a New Global Core Merchandising Solution

Working closely with this global retailer, Parker Avery assessed alternatives and selected a new core merchandising solution that will improve organizational agility, lower costs, and drive margins

New Core Merchandising System Selected to Support Retailer’s Expansion

New Core Merchandising System Selected to Support Retailer’s Expansion

Evaluation and selection of a core merchandising system to support company expansion, while improving operational consistency, efficiencies, data governance, and inventory management

Master Data Consolidation Enables Core Merchandising Transformation Case Study

New Strategy for Master Data Supports Core Merchandising Transformation

Employing a proven, methodical approach to successfully extract, validate, harmonize, and load master data for a transformational core merchandising implementation

Core Merchandising and Finance System Implementation

Core Merchandising and Finance System Implementation

Pilot implementation of a major retail enterprise software system to adopt industry-leading practices, improve inventory positioning, enhance data management, and provide key competitive advantages

New Merchandise Hierarchy Improves Planning and Allocation

New Merchandise Hierarchy Improves Planning and Allocation

Design and execution of a new merchandise hierarchy resulting in substantially improved results across financial planning, assortment planning, and store allocation

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Core Merchandising and Finance System Selection

Core Merchandising and Finance System Selection

System evaluation and selection of a core merchandising system to support industry-leading business processes and enable a consistent real-time, global view of inventory

Value Retailer Unlocks Improvements with New Merchandising Roadmap

Value Retailer Unlocks Improvements with New Merchandising Roadmap

Evaluation of existing core merchandising processes, tools, and organization to develop a comprehensive multi-year transformational roadmap

Improved Margin and Inventory Results from New Merchandising and Planning Capabilities

Improved Margin and Inventory Results from New Merchandising and Planning Capabilities

Program management and project support for a merchandising system transformation, encompassing merchandise planning, replenishment, and markdown systems

Merchandising Business Process Transformation

Merchandising Business Process Transformation

Assessment of merchandising business process and organizational root causes, as well as development and implementation of an actionable roadmap to support a client’s strategic omnichannel model

Retailer's Merchandising Transformation Results in Impressive Improvements

Retailer’s Merchandising Transformation Results in Impressive Improvements

Parker Avery led the redesign and training for this popular outdoor retailer’s merchandising and planning organization based on cutting-edge merchandising practices.

Core Support Systems Package Selection

Core Support Systems Package Selection

Evaluation of finance and human capital management solutions and implementation planning to support strategic legacy modernization initiatives

Is your core merchandising system hampering returns on new technology investments?

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Organizational Design Training Delivery

Development of comprehensive, detailed training plans, curriculum and materials to support a major redesign of the client’s merchandising, planning and inventory organization

Item Master Assessment and Implementation

Item Master Assessment and Implementation

Assessment and implementation of an item master system to enhance integration, reporting capabilities, and data integrity

Legacy System Replacement Assessment

Legacy System Replacement Assessment

Comprehensive assessment of a strategic ERP replacement initiative to ensure alignment with operational objectives and strategies

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Webinars and Podcasts

Our webinars and videos provide retailers and consumer brands with pragmatic advice to ensure near-term viability and long-term success. Our videos also highlight our firm’s service areas and consulting approach, Parker Avery’s unique culture, and how we give back to the world.

In the Talk Retail to Me podcast, join retail and consumer goods industry experts for these casual “coffee shop” discussions where The Parker Avery Group team shares their perspectives and realistic advice from past industry experiences and the firm’s hundreds of consulting projects. Get to know the team’s unique culture and why we form long-term relationships with so many of our clients.

Core Merchandising Deep Dive

Parker Avery’s Marty Anderson, Heidi Csencsits, and Tricia Gustin take a deep dive into core merchandising

Retail Hierarchies Deep Dive

Retail veterans Marty Anderson, Deanna Emsley, and Mike Johnson discuss the world of retail hierarchies and their critical importance across a number of functional areas and systems

Other Core Merchandising Resources

External blogs, posts, podcasts, videos, and more that provide additional core merchandising expert insights.

Driving Value with a Modern Merchandising System

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