Retail Business Consulting

Lever­age tech­nol­o­gy, rede­fine oper­a­tions, and turn your data into action­able insights.

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Enabling Resilience & Innovation in the Retail Industry

Retailers compete daily to reach, earn, and retain customers while navigating a rapidly evolving environment marked by rising consumer expectations, supply chain disruptions, inventory management obstacles, and employee engagement and operational challenges. As an embedded retail consultant partner, we work with you to uncover your business’s root problems and create actionable and sustainable solutions that address these issues at their core.

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Serena Cline

Director

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Hunter Kafcsak

Director

Let’s Tackle Some of Your Biggest Problems Together

We specialize in guiding retailers toward transformative solutions, working collaboratively to drive the greatest value, and propelling our partners into long-lasting success. Although there’s never a one-size-fits-all approach, here are some common challenges we encounter and the approaches we take as a retail business consulting firm.

Inefficient Pre-Season Planning

Inefficient pre-season planning can wreak havoc on your operations, causing product delivery delays, mismatched inventory issues, missed sales opportunities, and a negative customer and team experience. Make the most of your seasonal execution with customized solutions.

Related Solutions:

  • Concept to Consumer Operating Model Development
  • Assortment + Slot Planning
  • Demand Planning + Forecasting

Expert Retail Consulting Services

Enabled by the strengths of our individual practices and informed by the depth of our retail portfolio of work, we leverage best practices and industry learnings to solve the challenges unique to your organization.

885+
Unique Retail Engagements
19
Retail Clients Served
74
NPS Score (44 industry benchmark)
180
US-Based Employees

"The Propeller team is highly engaged with their client team members. I feel we get a level of attention not often seen in this type of relationship. Additionally, the Propeller team is made up of practitioners, not simply consultants."

Todd

VP Global Planning, Global Retailer

"Propeller focuses on fit for the business they are working with. These aren't boilerplate people. They listen and are willing to explore and problem-solve with us."

Shelly

Director of IT PMO, Global Footwear Retailer

Where We Deliver Value for Retail Organizations

When you partner with Propeller, you get access to a vast internal ecosystem of retail consultants with expertise in:

  • Retail planning transformation
  • Omnichannel operations
  • ERP migrations
  • Consumer experiences + growth
  • Retail data + analytics
  • Supply chain
  • E-commerce operations

Learn more about our core retail consulting services:


Enterprise Strategy

Develop the momentum in your organization to keep pace and harness shifting customer, environmental, and technology trends. Replace your siloed functions with comprehensive, holistic, and sustainable changes to your entire business. We provide support with:

  • Strategy Creation
  • HR + Organizational Design
  • Transformation and PMO
  • Finance + Accounting
  • Procurement + Sourcing
  • Sustainability / ESG
  • Change Management
Digital & Customer

New technologies are changing the way consumers shop and interact with retailers. Propeller can help you deliver compelling customer engagement through personalized and connected experiences across all channels.

  • Personalization
  • Loyalty and Credit Card
  • Payments
  • E-Commerce
  • Mobile App
  • Wholesale and Marketplace

Stores

Brick-and-mortar stores are facing prolonged disruption due to increased digital engagement, soaring lease agreements, and expanding inventory expectations. Propeller specializes in optimizing store processes and enhancing customer experiences through innovative technologies and strategic store development.

  • Store Operations
  • Point-of-Sale Technology
  • Store of the Future
  • Store Development
  • Store Experience
  • Real Estate Management
Supply Chain

Retailers need responsive supply chains to cope with shorter product lifecycles, increased demand fluctuations, and greater product variety. Propeller can help you invest wisely, prioritize technology, and drive efficiency by establishing outcome-focused metrics and aligning sales and operations planning.

  • Inventory Strategy
  • Merchandising Financial Planning
  • Demand Planning
  • Assortment Planning
  • Logistics + Fulfillment
  • DC Enablement
  • Digital Product Creation
Product & Tech

Innovation and adaptability are key to staying ahead in the retail industry. Modernize your technology and teams to break organizational silos and accelerate business value.

  • Operating Model Transformation
  • Product Model + Agile Maturity
  • Portfolio Planning + Governance
  • Cloud + Infrastructure Governance
  • Tech Modernization

Your Future Starts Today

Whether you’re looking to harness analytics to innovate across the ecosystem, mature internal employee capabilities to facilitate growth, or build a flexible, modern system architecture, our comprehensive suite of retail transformation services can help you get there.