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C-Store Consulting Services

b2b Solutions c-store consultants are uniquely qualified to assist retailers with business issues they face. The team members, both the core and ancillary team, draw from over 500 years of experience gained by working inside the industry at many different levels of management, in both entrepreneurial and large corporate business environments, and by working closely with industry leaders.

Core Competencies in the Convenience / Retail Petroleum Market


MARKETING STRATEGY
  • Industry Education
  • Marketing Plans
  • Business Strategy
  • Market Research
  • Retail Design Strategy
  • Market Analysis

    C-STORE MARKETING Click here to learn more about our
           Operational Assessment Process
  • Negotiation Training
  • Store Layout
  • Departmentalization
  • Category Adjacencies
  • Inventory/SKU Rationalization

  • Days of Inventory on Hand (by Store / by Category) Analysis
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  • Correlation Analysis
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  • Market Basket Analysis
  • Conjoint Variable Analysis
  • Promotional Plans
  • Promotional Analysis
  • Customer Communication Strategy / Tactics
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing Assessment
  • Product Sourcing
  • Category Marketing Plans
  • Product Pricing Strategies
  • Category / Positioning Management
  • Key Performance Indicator Development and Analysis

    C-STORE OPERATIONS Click here to learn more about our
           Operational Assessment Process
  • Operational Control Development / Implementation
  • Labor Control Development / Implementation
  • Shrink Control Development / Implementation

    OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS Click here to learn more about
           our Operational Assessment Process
  • Strategy
  • Store Design/Store Departmentalization
  • In-Store Merchandising
  • Policies And Procedures

    HUMAN RESOURCES Click here to learn more about our HR
        Audit Process
  • HR Audits
  • Policy / Procedure Review and Development
  • Reference Materials Development
  • Training Programs
  • Organizational Design
  • Employee Handbook Development
  • Staffing Effectiveness Audits and Programs

    INFORMATION SYSTEMS  Click here to learn more about our
        IT Capabilities
  • Existing Information Systems Analysis
  • Development and Analysis of RPI’s and RFP’s
  • Business and technical requirements documentation
  • Application design and development management
  • Project Management


    FINANCE
  • General Financial Analysis
  • Financial Model Development
  • Capital Expenditure Planning and Analysis
  • Acquisitions / Divestitures
  • Budgeting / Forecasting
  • Program Valuation and Justification

    FACILITY DESIGN
  • Brand Development
  • Interior Layout
  • Image Programs

    FOODSERVICE Click here to learn more about our Foodservice
         Assessment Process
  • Mission / Positioning Strategy
  • Development, Implementation of Proprietary Food Service Concepts
  • Strategic Planning / Benchmarking / Climate Assessment
  • Business Process Capabilities Assessment, Development and Execution
  • Site Selection Metrics and Processes
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Test / Program Development and Execution
  • Penetration Strategy, Plan Development and Execution
  • Marketing / Category Strategy
  • Marketing And Promotional Plan
  • Program / Product Diagnostic Reviews
  • Category Management Planning
  • Co-Brand Partner Analysis
  • Merchandising Components Design Strategy
  • Operations Planning, Development and Management
  • Advisory Board Membership, Direction and Facilitation

    PETROLEUM MARKETING
  • Strategic Planning
  • Product Supply
  • Retailing Marketing
  • Terminaling
  • Engineering
  • Environmental
  • Fleet Fueling
  • Retail Home Heat


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    b2b Solutions, LLC ? 240 Dover Circle, Suite 101 ? Lake Forest, IL 60045
    Phone: 847-295-2418 ? Fax: 847-295-2412 ? sjm@b2bSolutionsLLC.com