President, HSA Consulting, Inc
Member of the Retail Council
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)
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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
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Online Retail Experts | 326 |
| Stored Value Credit Product Experts | 316 |
| Supermarket Experts | 313 |
Howard Jackson has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.