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Mr. Howard Jackson MBA

President, HSA Consulting, Inc

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Member of the Retail Council

Council Member Biography

Howard Jackson is the President of HSA Consulting Inc., the world's premier warehouse club, discount & food retail consulting firm, since 1993. He is the leading expert on the Mexican retail market. HSA provides retail strategy, productivity/cost improvement, marketing, licensing & acquisition services. Its clients include warehouse clubs, discount & food retailers, consumer product suppliers; investors & financial analysts. Previously, Mr. Jackson was a SVP at Proudfoot Consulting, a 60 year old global process improvement firm, since 2004. He was an executive with Harry's Farmers Market (now part of Whole Foods). He was Head of Strategy, Marketing, Membership Sales & executive board member of $5 billion Pace Membership Warehouse. Prior to Pace, he led Braxton Associates Retail & Consumer practice (Deloitte's strategy division). (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2004 - 2007
Senior Vice President, ALEXANDER PROUDFOOT COMPANY
1993 - 1997
Executive Vice President, Harry Farmer's Market
1993 - Unspecified
President, HSA Consulting, Inc
1988 - 2002
Chief Executive Officer, United Cutlery Corporation
1984 - 1993
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Pace Membership Warehouse Club

GLG NewsSM Analyses by Howard Jackson(?)

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WSJ quotes HSA Consulting Principal Re: Wal-Mart's Competitive Position in a Changing World

October 7, 2007

Wal-Mart Era Wanes Amid Big Shifts in Retail | online.wsj.com

Lead Wall Street Journal article published October 3, 2007 reviewing the changing retail competitive landscape. HSA Consulting Competing retailers have identified strategies to defeat low prices: - marketing non competing services such as PetSmart (on site Pet hotels, grooming, and vet services) - marketing non competing skus (Best Buy Magnolia brand, range extensions) - private label and licensing programs

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