Blog Post Supply Chain Consumer Products Understanding the Supply Chain Impacts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse As supply chain professionals, we are once again looking to understand a sudden disruption’s impact on the supply chain – ...
Blog Post Retail Exploring the Impact of Organized Retail Crime on the Retail Industry Organized retail crime (ORC) is a growing challenge in the retail industry. In a 2023 National Retail Federation (NRF) survey, ...
Blog Post Retail Digital AI for Demand Forecasting and Inventory Planning in Retail Advanced data analytics is now a table-stakes tool for inventory planning. Some estimates show that applying AI-driven forecasting can reduce ...
Blog Post Consumer Products Digital Creating an AI Transformation Strategy: Lessons Learned from Digital Transformation Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a hot topic for today’s business. AI offers a lot of opportunities for increased efficiency, ...
Case Study Retail Specialty Retail Realizing Post-M&A Revenue Synergies for a Travel Retailer Clarkston Consulting recently partnered with a retail client on a post-M&A revenue synergies project. Read a synopsis of the project ...
Blog Post Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Retail Products, People, and Process: Considerations for Promoting DE+I in Retail Companies today are making commendable strides in updating their internal DE+I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies. However, it’s equally crucial ...
Multimedia Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Consumer Products Breaking Down DE+I Myths: Does Meritocracy Negate the Need for DE+I? As the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE+I) landscape shifts and adapts as we progress into 2024, we know that many ...
Multimedia Consumer Products Retail 2024 Sustainability Trends Read our updated trends report here: 2025 Sustainability Trends Clarkston’s team of consultants have highlighted the top sustainability trends that ...
Multimedia Consumer Products Diversity, Equity + Inclusion 2024 DE+I Trends Clarkston’s team of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE+I) consultants have highlighted the top DE+I trends that businesses should consider. Read ...
Multimedia Retail Apparel and Footwear 2024 Apparel Industry Trends Read our updated trends report here: 2025 Apparel Industry Trends Clarkston’s team of apparel consultants have highlighted the top apparel ...
Multimedia Consumer Products Digital 2024 Clarkston Consulting CIO Survey Summary Report The 2024 CIO Survey Summary Report provides insight into the priorities, challenges, and opportunities facing IT leaders in the consumer products, retail, ...
Blog Post Retail Exploring Strategies for Retail Returns in 2024 Particularly in the aftermath of the busy holiday season, shopper returns and product exchanges are abundant in the retail industry. ...
