Marty Anderson
Principal
Successful dog training involves understanding unique personalities and extreme intelligence, as well as instincts and behaviors. Marty leverages this knowledge — combined with a solid sense of humor — to deliver meaningful results in a variety of client situations.
Marty brings nearly three decades of experience to Parker Avery, with notable executive-level positions in the retail industry in the areas of merchandising business process, planning, and change management. Marty focuses his deep expertise on leading complex programs that impact strategy and operations through strong change leadership in the areas of merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, forecasting, size/pack optimization, pricing, assortment planning, organizational change, and process improvement. Marty is a highly engaging speaker, most recently focusing on centralized analytics. He is a graduate of Lambuth University and is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (NC State University). Marty lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where he enjoys dog training, gaming, and spirits tasting—although typically not all simultaneously.
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Recent Contributions
Harmonizing and Modernizing Retail Merchandising: Insights from a Major Jewelry Retailer Project | Talk Retail to Me Podcast & Video, September 2024
The Expert Guide to Retail Pricing | Parker Avery Insights, September 2024
Global Jeweler’s New Retail Process and Technology Roadmap Energize Growth | Client Case Study
The Expert Guide to Integrated Business Planning | Parker Avery Expert Guide, August 2024
Retailer Improves Margins and Competitive Position with New Markdown Capability | Client Case Study
New Merchandise Hierarchy Helps Improve Retail Planning And Allocation | Client Case Study
Home Décor Leader Supports Team Retention With New Organizational Design | Client Case Study
Apparel Retailer Expects Robust Results From Pricing and Promotions Roadmap | Client Case Study
New Forecasting and Replenishment Solution to Optimize Bottom Line | Client Case Study
The Expert Guide to Core Merchandising | Parker Avery Insights, September 2023
Enterprise-wide Planning Solution Drives Global Retailer’s Agility | Client Case Study
The Expert Guide to Data Governance in Retail | Parker Avery Insights, August 2023
Transformation Happy Hour: Integrated Business Planning | Audio & Video Webinar Replays, August 2023
Transformation Happy Hour: More on Transformational Leadership | Talk Retail to Me Podcast & Video, June 2023
Retail Hierarchies Deep Dive | Talk Retail to Me Podcast and Video, April 2023
How Evereve’s private label took up 20% of its business | Modern Retail, September 2022
Not raising prices is the hot new inflation marketing tactic | Modern Retail, August 2022
Retail Pricing and Promotions Deep Dive | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, July 2022
The Demand Intelligence Difference | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, September 2021
Assortment Planning: Expert Perspectives and Insights | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, September 2021
Home Decor Retailer Captures Better Assortment Insights with New System | Client Case Study
New Muscles for Effective Retailers | Talk Retail to Me Podcast, August 2021
Considerations for Remote System Implementations | Talk Retail to Me Podcast & Parker Avery Blog, May 2021
Mobilizing & Sustaining a Resilient Organization | Webinar Recap, April 2020
The New Pace of Change Leadership | Accelerating the Journey for Tomorrow’s World
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