Delaney Consulting and Creative

At Delaney Consulting and Creative, we know retail innovation comes from bringing great ideas to life. And our clients have great ideas.

But in the day-to-day struggle to maintain current business, those ideas get shelved behind other priorities. Organizations trying to incubate great ideas can get discouraged by the chaos of the early creative process. And all too often, the final outcome strays so far from the original concept that it's mediocre execution doesn't deliver the expected value.

Delaney Consulting, brings clarity and purpose to innovative creation for retailers and their vendor partners. We balance retail art with science and ensure that projects yield measurable results. We have dozens of success stories and are ready to help you bring your next great idea to life.

Weather Segmentation & Retail Forecasting

It doesn’t take a genius to know that some items sell better in warm weather and others sell better in the cold.  Buyers “know it.” Customers ”know it.” Store Managers ”know... 

How Backpacking is like Managing a Team

–A reprint from a popular 2010 post – I just returned from a week long backpacking trip and I learned many things. First, I truly appreciate humans domesticating burros and horses! Second,... 

Brick & Mortar Retailers Need to Take Advantage of: Brick & Mortar!!

An exiting employee from a crafts and fabric big box store sent me her suggestions for improving the store experience for customers and employees.  To protect the innocent, let’s just call her “JoAnn.”...