Thanks to the variety of projects executed, our expertise and know-how extends to all strategic departments of a company: Afc, corporate affairs, Hr, It & digital, logistics, marketing & communication, style and product, sales.
Our experience
Some recent goals achieved:
01.
Sales and Growth strategy
Consistent sales growth (Wholesale: +4% / Retail: +9% / Online: +17% / Ebitda + 60%)
- Store and flagship store openings on high streets and in shopping malls in major global fashion markets;
- Opening of international wholesale channels and of a new Italian wholesale network;
- Reorganization of the product portfolio and introduction of new designers;
- Construction and consequent presentation to shareholders and stakeholders and to the financial community of a 360 degrees business and implementation plan.
02.
Certifications
We can help with the process of adopting compliance models, obtaining specific certifications and accessing internationalization programs.
- Assistance with the REACH compliance process;
- Compliance Model Adoption Process;
- Elite Certification from the Italian Stock Market;
- Access to the High Potential Program of the Foreign Trade Agency.
03.
Finance and Business administration
- Search and integration of investors to relaunch investments;
- Planning and implementation of a debt strategy partially supported by state partners;
- Management of business continuity in a state of receivership.
04.
Logistics Reorganization
- Design and opening of a new logistics hub for omnichannel distribution;
- Insourcing and logistics organization on a proprietary platform for <1.4M items per season;
- Logistics management process and e-commerce shipping to 32 countries.
05.
HR Management
- Establishment of a new HR organization chart;
- Team design on new worldwide organization;
- Cost cutting and reorganization on +1,000 employees enterprise in 12 countries with union negotiations.
06.
Merger & Acquisition
- 28 due diligence on behalf of leading financial groups and investment funds;
- 10 brand relaunch projects on an international scale;
- 9 JV projects on product category licenses.
07.
Crisis Management
- Retail channel restructuring (Ebitda from -2.8M to + 2.2M in two years);
- Rebuilding wholesale networks in Italy and Europe with increasing orders by 400%;
- Restructuring digital ecosystem B2B, B2C and B2B2C;
- Team design, new market positioning and collections styling.
08.
Brand Portfolio Re-positioning
- Reorganization of competitive positioning (product, price, distribution) of Group’s brands, rebranding and renewal of merchandising and collections style strategy.
The consultants
Our consultants have gained solid work experience in the luxury and fashion sectors in C-level positions, such as CEO and President, in leading international companies. All of our consultants offer the expertise and know-how they have gained from completed turnaround, strategic planning, strategy implementation, change management, and M&A projects. The solid experience gained over the years enables them to have an all-inclusive approach to corporate strategy definition and implementation.