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LakeWest Group is the premier independent retail management consulting firm in the U.S. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, LakeWest Group combines its consultants' deep retail business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver superior design and implementation of strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm's unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients to achieve their business potential.
Number of Employees 174
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NAICS Code Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services: 541614
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Clear Thinking Group Hires Three Former Executives From Lakewest Group
- 2009-07-08
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Thinking Group LLC, a national business advisory firm, announces the addition of three new professionals to its Consumer Product & Retail Process & Performance Improvement practice group. These executives expand the firm's ability to service its clients requiring assistance with...
LakeWest Group's Annual POS Survey Reveals Top Retailers Getting Creative to Meet and Exceed Customer Expectations
- 2009-01-16
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, recently completed its 10th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Top 100 Retailers. This year, successful retailers are challenged to find creative ways to attract customers, build loyalty, and increase shareholder value. They are focused on creating and...
LakeWest Group Announces POS as a Service Utility for Retailers
- 2009-01-09
LakeWest Group, the premier independent retail management consulting firm in the U.S., advocates that retailers in today's market need to break the mold and directly challenge traditional paradigms of retail Best Practices. What might have been unthinkable in the past is now a requirement to materially reduce the current...
LakeWest Group's Annual POS Survey Reveals Top Retailers Are Constantly Evolving to Meet and Exceed Customer Expectations
- 2008-01-29
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, recently completed its 9th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Top 100 Retailers. This year, retailers are challenged by customers who expect a satisfying and delightful shopping experience in any channel at any time. These retailers are focused...
Retail Industry Expert Hunter Harris Joins LakeWest Group as Executive Vice President
- 2007-09-13
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, announces the addition of Hunter Harris as Executive Vice President to its team of retail experts. In this role, Harris brings nearly 20 years of experience in assisting retailers achieve improved performance through strategy development, operations improvement, and business process...
LakeWest Group's Annual POS Survey Reveals Retailers Focus on Acquiring and Maintaining Valuable Customers and Exceeding Customer Expectations
- 2007-01-26
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, recently completed its 8th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Hot 100 Retailers. This year, retailers are creating valuable customer relationships through technology advancement at all touch points, service enhancement to meet customer expectations, and personalization of the shopping...
Epicor announces Epicor/CRS cited as the market share leader in POS software utilization by independent retail management consulting firm; LakeWest Group's annual POS survey shows Epicor/CRS with 12% share of the market.
- 2006-02-07
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2006-Epicor: Epicor announces Epicor|CRS cited as the market share leader in POS software utilization by independent retail management consulting firm; LakeWest Group's annual POS survey shows Epicor|CRS with 12 share of the marketC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07022006 ...
LakeWest Group's Annual POS Survey Reveals Retailers Focus on the Customer, Multi-Channel Business Process Integration, and Technology Upgrade
- 2006-01-13
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, recently completed its 7th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Top 100 Specialty Retailers. LakeWest Group found that retailers are focusing on better understanding the customer and aligning their business strategy to that customer, and then designing the necessary processes,...
LakeWest Group Introduces Solution to Help Retailers SOAR
- 2005-08-04
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, announces the release of a new tool to assess retailers' store opportunities. LakeWest Group's Store Operations Assessment and Recommendation tool, or SOAR, allows retailers to quickly and efficiently assess current store operations and offer recommendations for improvement. "With LakeWest...
LakeWest Group's Annual POS Survey Reveals ROI Justification Key as Retailers Focus on Customer Service, Multi-Channel Integration, and Store Resource Management
- 2005-01-13
LakeWest Group, the leading independent retail management consulting firm, recently completed its 6th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Top 100 Specialty Retailers. LakeWest Group found that retailers continue to focus on enhancing customers' shopping experiences by differentiating service offerings, while remaining focused on their overall return on investment...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert W Antall | CEO |
| Ken Morris | President |
| Sunita Gupta | Executive Vice President |
| Walter C Deacon | Executive Vice President |
| Arvin Jawa | Vice President |
| Bud Schulhafer | Vice President |
| Charles Daggs | Vice President |
| David Thompson | Vice President |
| Gary Davis | Vice President |
| Mark Schultz | Vice President |
| Sachin Shah | Vice President |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | CEO | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | systems engineer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | President | Current |
| Lord & Taylor | Is Vice President | Former |
| Kmg Corp | Former | |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Former | |
| Grossman, Inc. | Former | |
| The Talbots, Inc. | Former |
Ms. Gupta has been the hands-on project executive during multiple technology transformation projects including enterprisewide technology engagements involving merchandising, merchandise planning, allocation, finance and operations processes and systems. As LakeWest Group's Point-of-Sale Subject Matter Expert, Ms. Gupta has been responsible for publishing the annual Point-of-Sale Benchmarking Survey results from the top 100 specialty retailers. The results have been utilized by many publications including the Wall Street Journal and Stores Magazine. Some of Ms. Gupta's many former clients include American Greetings, Cole National, Follett Higher Education Group, HomePlace, Jo-Ann Stores, Laura Ashley, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Vitamin Shoppe.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation | Former | |
| Home Place | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Retail, Inc. | Consultant | Current |
| CVS Caremark Corporation | Former | |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Former | |
| American Management Systems | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Limited Brands, Inc. | Former | |
| Eziba, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Consultant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Gymboree Corporation | Current | |
| Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Current | |
| Dollar General Corporation | Current | |
| The Talbots, Inc. | Former | |
| National Gallery of Art | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Toys "R" Us, International | Former | |
| Borders Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Tween Brands Inc. | Former | |
| BabyCenter, LLC | Former | |
| Kohl's Corporation | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | management consultant | Former |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | Financial Systems Analyst | Former |
| Tandy Corporation | Former |
Mr. Shah has extensive expertise in the areas of strategic planning, business process improvement, organizational restructuring, and information technology as it relates to the retail and wholesale industries. Specifically this includes the areas of product development, design, merchandising, sourcing, and supply chain management. His clients include such prominent companies as The Sports Authority, Danier Leather, Vera Bradley, Dick's Sporting Goods, eToys, and Eastern Mountain Sports. Prior to joining LakeWest, Sachin worked as a Merchant with Target and Mervyn's and in Store Operations with May Department Stores.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewest Group, LLC | Vice President | Current |
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