Mike Casey

Mike Casey

Michael Casey is a director, Retail Practice at Berkeley Research Group (BRG), a leading global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm.

He advises clients in the retail and consumer products industries on store operations, supply chain management, decision support analytics, and merchandise strategy, planning, and operations. He also has a background in computer programming and can bridge the gap between IT and the business side of organizations.

Retail 2019: The Thinning of the Herd Continues

After a good start to the 2018 holiday selling season, December sales fell flat. Year-over-year (YOY) sales improved just 1.1 percent from December 2017, and overall holiday sales finished just 2.6 percent above 2017. Retailers felt the impact to their gross margin line and now face potential inventory issues due to lower-than-expected December sales. Thus…