Ivy Kaplin Solomon Email & Phone Number

Owner of Ivy's Vine LLC dba Lovely Bride Philly. Bringing an edited selection of bridal gowns with a romantic and edgy feel to the Philadelphia area.

Greater Philadelphia Area

New York, Ny

• Managed team of 2 sales associates to develop stronger customer relations and to build greater clientele bases• Prepared for holiday booth at Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair by recruiting, hiring, and training staff as well as selecting merchandise and designing layout, outperformed LY by 8.6%• Created relationships with clients and regularly reached out to them to increase daily sales• Maintained company financials in QuickBooks including recording store cash deposits and wholesale customer check deposits• Analyzed item prices and sell through to determine products to assign holiday promotional pricing• Partnered with PR Firm to promote the brand both in print and through social media channels

Drove sales and selling of a $7 million department with a focus on the Macy’s customer• Coached team of 13 sales associates to develop stronger selling behaviors to increase sales while alsoworking with team members to manage the floor’s staff of approximately 100 associates• Exceeded sales expectations: Fall ’09 ($3500.9 v. plan $3093.3) / Spr ’10, $3161.6 v. plan $2692.1• Developed new Levis department into a fast growing business; focused on associate product knowledge; grew the business which did not achieve sales plan in Fall ’09 to a department that was 114% to sales plan in Spr ’10• Motivated associates to sell in the benefits of a Macy’s Star Rewards account resulting in a team performance of 120% to goal for a number of accounts opened in 2010• Partnered with the Merchandising Team Manager to ensure timely product replenishment and proper sales signage to strengthen department sales; communicated customer needs to buyers and vendors to increaseassociates’ sale and items per transaction• Provided associates with clear expectations along with training to drive superior sales performance; managed underperformance directly and diplomatically• Consistently maintained on all audits and compliance

Executed campaigns for Global Strategic Media Group clients