Al has more than 30 years of consulting experience assisting retailers and branded suppliers with strategic growth and productivity improvement initiatives. His most recent consulting work assisted retailers with innovation and new product development services. Throughout his career Al has been a frequent speaker on the future of retailing and innovation. Previously Al served with several retail consultancies: Management Horizons, PwC, Senn-Delaney/Arthur Andersen, Retail Forward, Kantar Retail and Kalypso. His work included developing strategies and plans for improving market positioning, comp store sales, customer focus, competitive appeals, omnichannel transformations and merchandising economics. His consumer products experience includes marketing, brand strategies, retail distribution and channel strategies, shopper insights, category management, and  introducing new products.