Retailers and their suppliers comprise the world's largest industry and perhaps its most unpredictable.  

Successful retailers have to learn to constantly adjust to people's buying habits, even in a recession. Yet retailing remains a fragmented business, based on millions of transactions in thousands of local outlets.

Most large retail chains are wrestling with a similar, overriding challenge. To generate the kind of buzz, and revenue, that fuels the industry, they must grow the business.                         But at the same time, CEOs must improve their return on invested capital.  Furthermore, retailers must grow in ways that sharpen rather than dilute their brand image.                           That requires greater customer insight and more tailored offerings, not simply more locations or generic loyalty programmes.                      At Fox Investments, we can help you towards capital-efficient, customer-centered growth.  In order to sustain growth, retailers ultimately must build relationships with the customer, not just sell them goods.

Techniques pioneered by the world's most efficient factories can dramatically reduce stores' cost structures, improve stock availability, and help finance growth.                                                                                                                                                         New store concepts and layouts can also grow revenue, keep the brand fresh, and allow more cost-effective, targeted expansion.