A Retail Eco~System
Multi Discipline Experience Across Many Verticals.
Start-Up & SME Friendly
Deliver The Best Possible Due Dilligence Ensuring A Solid Bedrock Upon Which To Grow.
Digitally Driven
On-line, Social media, Omni~Channel Strategy, Creation As Well As Best Of Class System Bench~Marking & Mapping.
People Centic
Whether Consumer Or Peronnel Our Award Winning People Programs Deliver And Develop Productivity & Retention.
Welcome to Retail-it Consultants
We pride ourselves on offering retailers help and consultancy to grow their businesses in this the era of “A New Retail Dawn”
Retail-it Consultants unique “Eco-System” of Cross Discipline Professionals & Associates, all with 25+ years of experience at Board Level, enables us to offer Blue Chip best practise and advise in most Area’s to the SME arena.
Our Key Disciplines
Retail Operations.
Strategy & Vision.
Business Turnaround.
Digital Enablement.
Award Winning Customer Service.
Marketing, Brand, And VM projects.
People Development.
Pipe-Line Development & Fullfilment.
The Five P's
People
Product
Place
Promotion
Profit
John Versteeg
Founder / Managing Director
Johns’ corporate experience included main board positions with Christy UK Ltd, equity holder, and part of a successful MBO team. Executive roles in a variety of retail organisations including Operations Director positions with William Baird & several Software Companies. Key responsibilities were business strategy development, retail channel development, and management of turn round and organisational change. Corporate experience included responsibility for £168m turnover, 3600 employees and 600 global stores working with all major global retailers. John gained his experience progressing through the ranks from shop-floor to board room.
Since 2009 John has been successfully running a retail consultancy business delivering a range of projects with a group of multi discipline retail associates.
2009-current Managing Director
Retail-it Consultants Ltd
2000- 2009 Trading Director
Christy UK Ltd (Now trading a Welspun UK Ltd)
1998-2000 Sales Director
Yield Software Ltd
1983-1997 Operations Director
William Baird
John Horton
Associate
John Blue chip and SME experience spans an impressive 20+ years spcialising in business turnaround, marketing, profit growth, health & safety, and last but not least PEOPLE.
His most recent achievement has been to turnaround a business with a £1.2mil loss into one that delivered an EBIT of £400K
2016–Current Managing Director
Fresh Thinking
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Amefa UK Ltd
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Arthur Price Ltd
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Arthur Price Ltd
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Barclays.
Rebecca Cotterel
Associate Partner
Rebecca’s corporate experience included main board positions with Sears UK and executive roles in a variety of retail organisations including Chief Executive positions with Jaeger and British Shoe. Key responsibilities were business strategy development, company restructuring and management of turn round and organisational change. Corporate experience included responsibility for £750m turnover, 14000 employees and 700 stores and 5 fascias. Prior to this Rebecca held Buying & Merchandising Directorships in men’s, women’s and children’s wear.
Recent project have seen Rebecca move into International multi channel global brands e.g. Nike, ASICS, Triumph, The North Face, Under Armour, as well as specialising in supporting Ferry operators develop their onboard outlets e.g. P&O Ferries, MAI
Recent projects include:
– strategic consultancy to support the development of retail and food and beverage propositions in the travel industry.
2014-2015 Retail Director
ASICS Europe BV
2012-2013 Managing Director
Dwell UK
2000-2009 Managing Director
Other Positions include MD of British Shoe, Adams & B&M Director of Debenhams PLC