Experts in Merchandising

Top 7 experts
Yohan Jacob
Yohan Jacob

Streamwood, IL | Retail Management Consultant

Yohan Jacob is the President of Retailbound, Inc., a Chicago-based retail marketing and merchandising consulting company. Prior to working at Retailbound, Inc., Mr. Jacob has spent time as a senior merchant at 2 large billion retailers, Sears Holdings and OfficeMax, as well as spent time as a regional sales and marketing manager for a growing consumer product goods manufacturer. Mr. Jacob has over 2 decades of product merchandising and marketing experience. He has helped several consumer product goods manufacturers become more successful in both the retail and commercial trade. Mr. Jacob... Read more
Jeffrey McNulty
Jeffrey McNulty

Wrightstown, WI | Retail Market Research Analyst- Executive Retail Leader- Mentor/Coach- Author.

Mr. McNulty is considered a "Hybrid" in the business world as he has tenured experience as a Retail Veteran for The Home Depot, Lowes, Barnes & Noble, PetSmart, Shopko & Toys R Us as well as over 13 years' experience as a Retail Research Analyst. He has supervised Store Teams with 300 associates and annual sales volume of over $70 Million dollars. He assists companies with alleviating and addressing common "Pain Points" through all facets of consumer insights, anticipatory intelligence and retail research across numerous categories. He is able to easily identify and reverse prevalent... Read more
Jeff Sward
Jeff Sward

New York, NY | Consulting, Coaching, Creating and Managing Change

People+Product+Planning+Positioning+Pricing+Presentation+Promotion = Productivity & Profit Jeff Sward has tremendous depth and breadth of experience. His multi-faceted background has spanned across a full range of Retail and Wholesale assignments. He has worked for premier retailers such as Macy's, Sak's, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Eagle Outfitters. His brand background includes Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahama, Ben Sherman, DKNY, and Orvis. Product specialties include Men's and Kids apparel, but the lessons and thought processes apply to a much broader universe of... Read more
Luis Padilla
Luis Padilla

Barrington, IL | CEO at Padilla Retail Consulting.

Luis Padilla is CEO and Founder of Padilla Retail Consulting a consulting firm focused on brand creation and business development in consumer products. Padilla Consulting has worked with all level companies from start ups to Fortune 500. Padilla Retail Consulting brings the right blend of operating and advisory experience to help clients cut through difficult problems and realize game changing financial outcomes. Luis has over 30 years experience of senior executive leadership in retail and brand related positions including President of ENK a global fashion trade show company,... Read more
Ric Anderson
Ric Anderson

Mckinney, TX | Retail & Wholesale Consultant for Turnaround, Profitability, Growth and Branding Strategies. Retail C-Level Executive.

Ric Anderson is a respected Omni-Channel Retail and Wholesale Executive. As President of Anderson Strategic Brand Concepts, Ric brings "Clarity to Retail & Wholesale Strategy" by using a "Customer Centric Vision" to create innovative solutions and merchandising processes to position brands as “top of mind". His wide breath of experience in Merchandising, P & L, Strategy, E-Commerce, Product, and Operations, at a senior level allow him to find the best "Value Propositions" and "Competitive Advantages" for any company. He builds teams engaged in executing the omni-channel merchandising... Read more
Nils Larsson
Nils Larsson

Boynton Beach, FL | Retail consultant.Product development/sourcing expert combined with analytics , style, quality assurance and marketing.

Mr Larsson is the founder and President of Retail Management Inc a performance and results-driven retail management consulting company who has extensive experience spearheading all aspects of merchandising/buying, product development, global product sourcing, project management and sales operations, as well as business management within entrepreneurial, manufacturing and retail environments. Specialties: * Leadership * Product Management* Project Management * Product Sourcing * Product Development * Catalog Marketing * eCommerce Marketing * Customer Service * Vendor Relationships ... Read more
Michael Calman
Michael Calman

Harrison, NY | Driving strategic, experiential and customer-centric engagement as C-Level marketer, consultant and builder of iconic luxury retail brands.

Michael Calman has over 35 years’ experience in omni-channel marketing and revenue integration across specialty stores, e-commerce, wholesale and catalogs. He has focused expertise in marketing to the luxury spectrum, spanning aspirational through Ultra High Net Worth customers, and from accessible luxury-priced handbags to private jets. Driving the marketing for some of the world's most creative powerhouses, Michael has developed a demonstrated ability to disrupt conventional strategies—resulting in fashioning unexpected B2B strategic alliances and extraordinary B2C customer experiences.... Read more