Kathleen Murray Email and Phone Number

Kathleen Murray & Associates is a marketing consulting business specializing in providing expertise to people and companies who sell product. With a background rich in all aspects of merchandise management in the Retail, B2B and Web channels, Kathleen assists businesses with category management, buying, assortment planning, product packaging & pricing, competitive research, catalogue development ,effective sales presentations & line reviews and training.In addition, Kathleen helps the small independent retailer understand the process of buying, open to buy,negotiation & vendor relationship building, marketing and other areas of retail store management and assists the small to mid size vendor in selling more product by understanding and meeting the expectations of retailers in today's market.Kathleen holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto, a Certificate in Adult Teaching and Training from George Brown College, a Certificate in Retail Merchandising from Ryerson University and a Certificate in Project Management from the University of Toronto.Kathleen has a strong belief in integrity, work ethic and customer service. She enhances her life through volunteer work with Wellspring and serves her condominium community as President of the Board of Directors. Kathleen is a member of the Canadian Society of Training and Development (CSTD) and is also a member of the Metis Nation of Ontario.Specialties: Specialties include:Developing marketing strategies that result in better product salesCategory management & assortment planningPricing product for increased profitsSourcing, buying, negotiation and vendor management Understanding packaging requirements, green packaging and packaging that sellsDeveloping effective communication strategiesPreparing effective sales presentations & line reviewsTraining and development