Columbus Consulting retains by American Eagle Outfitter to improve sales & production

24 May '05

3 min read

“As a result of our past successful experience with Columbus Consulting, we are comfortable with bringing in Rick and his team to help us once again identify areas of improvements in our business processes,” said Jim Ford, vice-president of planning and allocation.

“In this very competitive retail marketplace, it is important to stay on top of everything relating to merchandising operations. Columbus offers us significant experience in retail operations and technology that we intend to capitalize on in order to streamline operations, improve merchandising processes and maintain our growth.”

American Eagle Outfitters is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of casual, fashion-right clothing for 15 to 25 year-olds, providing high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. AE's collection includes modern basics like jeans, surplus, and graphic Ts as well as a stylish assortment of cool accessories, outerwear, footwear and swimwear.

American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 779 AE stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and 70 AE stores in Canada. AE also operates via its Web business, www.ae.com, which offers additional sizes and styles of favorite AE merchandise.

Founded by industry veteran Richard Amari in 2001, Columbus Consulting Inc is comprised of a team of highly experienced specialists in retail systems and processes. The company works with many of the world's larAmari in 2001, Columbus Consulting Inc is comprised of a team of highly experienced specialists in retail systems and processes. The company works with many of the world's largest and well-known retailers, general merchandisers and apparel stores, including American Eagle, Anne Taylor, Big Lots, CVS Pharmacy, and New York & Company .

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