WHAT WE DO
Click on the business disciplines below to see what we do.
Employee Development | Sales | Marketing | Products/Inventory | Finance
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- Organizational Mission, Values, Structure and Job Descriptions
- Employee Handbook
- New Hire Onboarding and Training
- Team Evaluation and Compensation Plans
- Strengthsfinders™ Discovery for Team and Individuals
- Team Leadership and 1:1 Coaching
- Sales Process Training and Development (Relationship Selling including Multiple Customer Engagement)
- Customizing and tracking key team sales metrics
- Sales planning and tracking to identify opportunities for growth
- Marketing strategy and calendar
- Single customer view and personalized communication (KAMRUN)
- Integrating Product, Brand, and Event marketing into all aspects of business
- The Retail Planning Cycle and Category Strategy
- Inventory Management, Product Flow, and Open To Buy
- Linking inventory to sales through the Karnan Associates Dashboard
- Showroom merchandising and story telling
- Cash Flow Forecasting and management
- Developing and following an annual budget
- Profitability Benchmarking and Break-Even Analysis
- Investment and Expansion Modeling
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
Future Track
Join a community of deeply connected retailers who share your desire to excel and /or exit in a rapidly changing retail landscape. In Future Track, The Karnan Associates team becomes an entrenched part of your staff. We help you Run Great in all aspects of your business, from front of the house to back. You become part of a group of retailers who routinely share best practices and make each other better. As the name suggests, Future Track thinks long term, considering profitability and sustainability in all stages of growth including facilitating ownership transitions.Click here to view a sample of our Future Track roster.
KAMRUN
KAMRUN (Karnan Associates Marketing services for RUN) takes what makes specialty run special – personalization and service – and we extend it beyond the walls of your store. It is a state-of-the-art marketing technology platform and implementation service, designed to keep specialty run retailers relevant and thriving in our communities for years to come.Click here for a sample of what KAMRUN offers.
Run Tank
Effective peer-led collaboration is one of the keys to innovation. Facilitated by Karnan Associates, Run Tank consists of a group of non-competing specialty run owners from around the country. 2x per year, they meet in one store’s home market to share best practices and move their business forward. One good idea can pay for the trip. You may do it better than other stores in some ways. They may do it better in others. By collaborating, Run Great bubbles to the surface.Part shark, part think, all run.
Specialty Services
Monthly
It usually takes a year. A retainer-based engagement with Karnan Associates is how we got our start back in 2006. It starts with an assessment in the 5 business disciplines. That assessment identifies the opportunities. Week by week, we work together molding your business into the one you want. Most owners are strong in some areas and less strong in others. We build strong foundations in all areas of your business so you can focus on achieving your vision. Experts in all things specialty, we offer a wide range of services.Click here to see what we can do for you.