Phillip Brown

Phillip Brown

Phillip Brown is a partner with Columbus Consulting and a recognized subject matter expert in grocery process and systems. He is a highly qualified executive with over 30 years of progressive store operations, supply chain development, project management, system design, category management and buying experience within the Grocery and Home Improvement industries. Phillip is results-focused with a proven ability to develop and implement systems and processes that have significant top-line and bottom-line results. His talent for identifying and resolving problems, reducing supply chain costs, improving margins and service levels, and delivering multi-million-dollar profit increases have made him a sought-after consultant in this space.

Columbus Consulting delivers solutions that drive true value and have been transforming the retail and CPG industries for over two decades. We are a boutique retail consulting company of industry experts.   Our approach is simple, if you do it, we do it. We are more than consultants; we are experienced practitioners who actually sat in our clients’ seats. We understand the challenges, know what questions to ask and deliver the right solutions.  Columbus offers a unique, consumer-centric approach with an end-to-end perspective that bridges functional & organization silos from strategy to execution.  Our specialties include: unified commerce, planning & merchandising, sourcing & supply chain, inventory management, finance & operations, data & analytics, information technology and people & organization. Let us know how we can help you.  To learn more, visit COLUMBUSCONSULTING.COM.

The Price of Eggs Isn't the Only Thing Grocers Are Managing These Days

According to FoodIndustry.com, the U.S. food market is worth $1.5 trillion annually, or roughly 4 percent of the domestic gross product. $800 billion of that revenue is from supermarkets and food stores. Compare this to the U.S. apparel market, which is estimated to be worth $318 billion (Statistica). And while the retail industry often focuses…