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Study Group: Experts in the Retail Council

Council Members in this Study Group: 115

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Jason Kra, Owner, Total Sports ResourcesJason Kra

Owner
Total Sports Resources
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Jason Kra is the President and Owner of Foreign Resources Corporation (FRC), FRC Sportswear & Total Sports Resources, an apparel manufacturer and a supplier to virtually every major specialty apparel retailer, department stores, and discounters, where he has worked since January 2000. FRC is a producer...

Roger Davidson, Retail Food & Drug Consultant, Self EmployedRoger Davidson

Retail Food & Drug Consultant
Self Employed
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Roger Davidson is currently an independent retail food and drug consultant residing in Oakton, Virginia. On April 11, 2009 he completed a six month assignment as Senior Vice President of Global Food Sourcing for Walmart. Throughout 2007, he worked as a part of the senior management team that facilitated...

Elliott Kerbis

Principal
Elliott Kerbis Consulting
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Elliott Kerbis is the Principal of Elliott Kerbis Consulting, a retail consulting firm, where he has been since July 2004. Mr. Kerbis was previously, a President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The Sports Authority, a sporting goods retailer. He has over 34 years of experience in the retail industry....

Marc Balmuth

Principal
Marc Balmuth LLC
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Marc Balmuth is 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 of...

David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying GroupDavid Workman

Executive Director
PRO Buying Group
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David Workman is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of PRO Buying Group, where he has worked since 2006. PRO Buying Group serves to coordinate merchandising, marketing and other business services for a group of independent retailers representing over $2.0 billion in consumer electronics...

Alan Schlesinger, Consultant, Alan SchlesingerAlan Schlesinger

Consultant
Alan Schlesinger
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Alan Schlesinger is an independent consultant at his own retail consulting company where he analyzes and forecasts monthly trend information and provides consulting to retail companies as well as private equity groups. Mr. Schlesinger has more than 35 years of experience in the retail industry. Hehas...

Howard Jackson, MBA

President
HSA Consulting, Inc
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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....

Mimi Fukuyoshi, MBA

Senior Buyer, Men's Designer Sportswear
BLOOMINGDALE'S, INC.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Mimi Fukuyoshi is the Senior Men's Designer Sportswear Buyer at Bloomingdale's, a company specializing in apparel retail. Ms. Fukuyoshi has been at Bloomingdale's for ten years and has held positions as: assistant buyer in Men's Clothing, associate buyer of Men's Polo, and buyer of Young Men's. She...

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Salesforce's Benioff Delivers at Dreamforce. Revenue Builders or Social Fodder?

November 19, 2009

Ryan Bott, Director of Channel/OEM Development, Fusion-io

Salesforce.com Announces new Social Applications | www.thestandard.com

Salesforce.com announced major initiatives with Computer Associates,Facebook and Twitter all around their new Chatter feature which Mark Benioff calls the greatest changes since Dreamforce.com began 8 yrs ago. But are these additions social fodder or new streams of revenue for the CRM giant?

Charles & Colvard Still Searching For Direction

November 19, 2009

Nicholas White, President, White & Co

Charles & Colvard Appoints Randy N. McCullough as Chief Executive Officer and H. Marvin Beasley to Board of Directors | www.businesswire.com

Charles & Colvard searches for direction by hiring its third CEO in two years. Here's more.

NRF Survey: Fewer Consumers Plan to Buy Jewelry This Holiday Sseason

November 18, 2009

Nicholas White, President, White & Co

NRF Holiday Survey: 18.4% Plan to Buy Jewelry | www.idexonline.com

Raw data from NRF 2009 retail Survey shows fewer consumers want jewelry this year and even fewer buyers intend to give jewelry as a gift. Here's more

Does Escalating Gold Prices Mean Fine Jewelry is Underpriced?

November 13, 2009

Nicholas White, President, White & Co

How Rocketing Gold Prices Will Hit Holiday Shopping | www.smartmoney.com

Fine jewelry may represent some of the best luxury product values this Christmas season. Here's why.

Droid - The Insecure Macho Phone?

November 10, 2009

Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting

With $100M Saturation Campaign, Droid Will Be Impossible to Avoid | adage.com

The tone (and cost) of this campaign seems completely over-the-top -- why all the negative energy Verizon?

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Retail Strategy / Operations Consultant
  • Apparel Manufacturer
  • Retail Merchandising Consultant
  • Strategic Management

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • Principal
  • Owner
  • Director

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GLGi: Challenges for Future Growth in the Mattress Industry

December 18, 2007

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