Services For Retailers
Retail | Small Business | Arts
Customized for Your Business Needs
Our services are individually crafted to suit your vision and budget. Works Consulting specializes in programs that are ideal for museums, hospital, and libraries to nonprofit organizations and independent retailers.
Call today for a free consultation to discuss your needs.
Store Start Up
Find clarity for your new store’s mission and vision. Works Consulting can provide guidance, along with hands-on services that infuse your new concept with outstanding retail best practices, putting your organization on a path to profit.
- Space Planning & Fixture Layout
- Sales Forecast Development & Expense Budgets
- Store Display Installation
- Compelling Product Research and Selection
- Recruit and Train Staff and Volunteers
- Develop & Document Daily Operations
Merchandise Planning
Merchandise that supports your organization’s mission and maximizes profitability requires thoughtful planning. Works Consulting can assist in defining your ideal merchandise methods to ensure your stock levels are appropriate, your budget is effectively applied and your store maximizes its profitability.
- Define Product Categories & Budget Distribution
- Develop Pricing Plans to Maximize Margins
- Systemize an “Open to Buy” Process
Profit Improvement
Many of our clients come to us with existing spaces looking to revitalize their environment. Works Consulting offers shop audits to assess the areas to focus on first. From this initial assessment, we will develop a prioritized list of recommendations to improve the appeal and profitability of your store. You can then consider implementing any or all of these recommendations, with or without our assistance.
- Shop Design Appraisal
- Display Approach
- Product Selection
- Customer Service Review
- Inventory Management Assessment
- Operations Procedures Audit
“Miriam Works is just the expert you need if you are in the retail business. She has a wealth of experience in museum stores and specialty retail! Moreover, she has a trained eye and passion for helping her clients get the most out of every square inch of opportunity. If you are looking for a high energy, well informed store consultant, Miriam should be on your list.”
Barbara Earl Thomas
Executive Director
Northwest African American Museum
Buying Services
With our wide array of vendor relationships, we can help your business connect with current industry trends. Let Works Consulting assist you in quickly and easily establishing new vendor relationships, procure initial inventory purchases to stock your new space or refresh your existing space, and develop processes that assure a smooth continuation of your buying functions.
We help you stock your store with inventory that supports your mission and appeals to your customer profile, and we can guide you in developing custom products that can differentiate your selection from your competitors.
Buyer Bootcamp
We will train your buyers to plan, select, purchase and maximize sales with a profit-driven and customer-friendly product mix.
Works Consulting trains on the fundamentals and intricacies of inventory control, curating a store environment and moving obsolete inventory out to maximize profit.
Store & Display Design
Whether you are starting fresh with a new store or considering changes to your existing space, Works Consulting will provide fixture design and floor plan layout that maximizes product display space and creates traffic patterns that result in interactive experiences for your customers, increasing sales while combating product shrinkage.
Program Management
Miriam Works has extensive and varied experience in defining programs and managing complex projects on an ongoing and/or interim basis.
We have developed and implemented programs for Ventures, Spaceworks Tacoma, the Downtown Seattle Association, the Canadian Consulate, and the Pike Place Market. Find out what Works Consulting can do for your brand.
“Miriam and her team remerchandised our store and helped us with a marketing and shop identity plan. We now live by the ‘Open to Buy’ process and have fantastic inventory control. Cash flow has never been as good as it is and we continue to exceed our projected increases in sales. Our 8% projected increase is on average up 14.5% in the last 8 months and last month was actually up 26%. Miriam has tremendous integrity and her professionalism and warm personality won over our volunteers who were initially very resistant to change. The investment we made in hiring Miriam will pay off for years to come.”
Grace Dalrymple
Manager / Member Services & Volunteer Operations
Valley Medical Center
