Greater Sydney Area
✔Retail Executive with 35 years Retail and Retail Property experience ✔Retail Property Feasibilities and Appraisals for Landlords & Retailers ✔Lead Sales Partner in leading Retail Apps. Retail Digital Certification sales app for store managers & sales professionals. Storeforce retail sales system. Store match for Retailers and Landlord Digital Leasing Software. Other clients include 🔹Cue Clothing Group,🔹Akolade Events, 🔹Air Sea Global, and 🔹personal coaching/ advisory for retail industry leaders.
A comprehensive review of the 250 Retail Store location schedules finalising with a strategic and detailed three-year forward strategy and work papers. Review and restructure of supply chains, both in Australia and offshore (China, Hong Kong and Vietnam) incorporating design, manufacture, wholesale, distribution and retail of integrated companies. Management training and top-level retail and business advice.
Retail Coach/Consultant/Adviser in the following retail areas Retail Strategy, strategic development, retail training, retail lease negotiation, retail brand development, retail business planning and short, medium and long-term retail strategies, Partner in 6one5 Group. launching the World's First Retail Digital Certification Sales App for Store Managers & Sales Professionals.
Consulted on many different projects including an Integrated Fashion Company of 50 stores, Resort Developments, Feasibility Studies on a number of new initiatives including associated Business Plans Some key Consulting roles have been 1. Lead the restructure and development of a totally vertically integrated fashion company through SE Asia. Grew the number of stores to 50 from a base of 19. 2. Feasibility study of a 200 room resorts development in Bali. 3. Feasibility and part implementation of a finance company based in Bali from start-up working with Jakarta banking and regulatory exchanges and associated parties. 4. Start up of a fast fashion company to successful launch
Feasibility and Master Planning of Regional, Sub Regional, Neighbourhood Shopping Centres, and Strip Retail Precincts. Top Ryde, Aspley Shopping Centre, Marina Mirage amongst others.
As Executive Director, I oversaw all areas of the company from Financial Planning, Business Structures, Store Expansion, Product Development, Import/Export, establishing new markets and overall growth and strategic direction for this leading and popular women’s clothing brand. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ✔ Helped steer (with the owner) the Cue Group through a restructure and subsequent expansion of stores from 36 to 130 ✔Responsible for Installation of a totally integrated computer network incorporating retail, wholesale, manufacturing and design systems ✔ Established a new fashion label, Veronika Maine, which was initially marketed through David Jones, and subsequently a successful wholesale and retail store operation with locations nationally ✔ Planned and implemented a successful cross-border New Zealand Retail and Wholesale operation that incorporated both the Cue and Veronika Maine brands ✔ Set up a national agent network and developed a team of key decision makers