Consumer Goods & Services
The GLG Consumer Goods & Services Research Practice provides access to a global network of over 21,000 industry professionals across the Automotive, Leisure & Lodging, Retail and Food & Beverage industries.
These Council Members include current and former senior executives, world class merchants, leading industry consultants, franchisees and best-of-breed market research firms.
Leading Experts on Consumer Goods & Services
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Principal
Marc Balmuth LLC
Marc Balmuth is currently an independent consultant to the retail industry. He most recently served as the CEO of Bobs Stores from 1997-1999. Prior, he was President of Caldor, a $2.8B upscale discount store based in the Northeast. He served in this capacity from 1987-1996 and led the company as a division...
FormerPresident
THE SPORTS AUTHORITY INC
Elliott Kerbis was President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The Sports Authority, a sporting goods retailer, from 2000-2004. He has over 29 years of experience in the retail industry. Prior to his tenure at Sports Authority, Mr. Kerbis spent 18 months at Filenes, a division of the May Company....
Jason KraOwner
Foreign Resources Corporation
Jason Kra is the President and Owner of Foreign Resources Corporation (FRC), an apparel manufacturer in the USA and a supplier to virtually every major specialty apparel retailer, department stores, & discounters, since 1993. FRC is a US$ 225MM manufacturer of outerwear and lifestyles bottoms. Here,...
Principal
ASER Marketplace, LLC
Allan Haims is the Principal of ASER Marketplace, a Los Angeles based consultancy firm that provides strategic, brand development, and operational services to retail and wholesale clients. Previously, Mr. Haims was the President at Wet Seal, an apparel and accessory retailer, thru 2004. He was responsible...
Alan SchlesingerConsultant
Alan Schlesinger
Alan Schlesinger is currently an independent Consultant at his own retail consulting company, where he analyzes and forecasts monthly trend information and provides consulting to retail companies. Mr. Schlesinger has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry and is knowledgeable about...
GLG Study Groups in Consumer Goods & Services(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 3092 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 2283 |
| Automotive Aftermarket Distributors | 603 |
| Consumer Electronics Retailers | 568 |
| For-Profit Education Industry Experts | 548 |
GLG NewsSM Analyses in Consumer Goods & Services(?)
The mall is dead, at least ins so far as ownership of the consumer is concerned. However, retailers have been slow to react. J. C. Penney is one company that sees the strength of a diversified real estate portfolio. Here's why retail companies that move off mall will be the winners...
- The economy is working in favor of McDonalds. - Recent menu additions (coffee) are adding to average check.
Chrysler is pursuing two strategies to improve the fuel economy of its product offerings: focusing it limited resources on developing a flexible mid-sized platform capable of producing a large variety of vehicles and working with other manufacturers to badge engineer smaller sized automobiles. While...
As an executive in this industry I think it is important to share a scenario that these recent activities may play into. Mark Waddles owns Wattles Capital Management. Mark was the founder of Hollywood Video and Game Crazy video game entertainment stores. Mark also owns Ultimate Electronics. When you...
Lululemon is a great retailer. It's high dollar per square foot performance and like for like sales growth are incredible in this current market. It has the niche and the company culture of a winner. With 35 stores in the USA it has major white space here and globally. Yoga is not a trend that looks...
GLG InstituteSM Seminars in Consumer Goods & Services(?)
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