Ritchie has spent the past four decades helping independent retailers improve profitability. In addition to speaking to retail groups nationwide, Sayner is a regular contributor to retail industry publications. Prior to embarking on his retail consulting career, he was the general merchandise manager for an independent department store in the Midwest.
Ritchie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. He is also the author of the book, Retail Revelations-Strategies for Improving Sales, Margins, and Turnover,2nd Edition. He can be reached through his website at www.advancedretailstategies.com.
During regular reviews of merchandising data, you will run across problems. Two typical areas of concern are being overstocked or
