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Below is a list of published articles where Archstone Consulting has been featured or mentioned.
01/28/10, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, "On-shoring Revisited: Aborted Idea or Still Sound Strategy?"
As the recession wanes, organizations considering jumping back into offshoring must adopt a robust total cost model as they rebalance their manufacturing and sourcing strategies, according to Len Prokopets, principal and Sourcing and Procurement Practice co-leader for Archstone Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group. Mr. Prokupets details his recommendations in this extended bylined article.
11/13/09, Bankrate
2009 Gift Card Study
11/13/09, Kiplinger
Holiday Retailers Take a Different Tack
11/13/09, USA Today
Retailers hope gift cards pay off during holiday shopping
11/5/09,The Economist
Retailers using gift certificates to drum up more business
10/27/09, Reuters
Gift cards set for holiday season comeback
10/25/09, Street.com
iPod Is the Hottest Holiday Gift, Poll Says
10/23/09, Business Finance
Video: Keeping IT Cost Aligned
Mark Peacock, a principal at Archstone Consulting, explains how CFO’s can optimize their company’s IT investment and mend the disconnect between finance and IT.
10/22/09, BizReport
Consumers want gift cards for practical, not frivolous, items
10/22/09, CreditCards.com
Study: Consumers get more frugal, practical with buying gift cards
10/22/09, Promo Magazine
Dim Outlook for Holiday Gift Cards Sales
10/21/09, FOX Business
Slim Sales Expected for Gift Card Sales
CEO Todd Lavieri discusses the weak holiday season ahead
10/13/09, The Wall Street Journal
Retailers Turn to Gift-Card Promotions To Lure Reluctant Buyers, Boost Spending
Fees, restrictions and expiration dates on gift cards have tarnished their reputations, said Dave Sievers, principal and retail practice leader at Archstone
10/12/09, China Daily
Rising Costs May Reduce US Firms’ Outsourcing
10/8/09, Reuters
Archstone's "2009 Gift Card Trend Report"
10/6/09, The Financial Times
Holiday Sales Set To Fall
10/6/09, Dow Jones’ Marketwatch
Blue Christmas Would Be Second Straight
10/6/09, Providence Business News
Holiday Retail Sales Forecast To Fall Again
10/6/09, Pasadena Star-News
Early But Not High On Holidays
10/06/09, Women’s Wear Daily
Archstone Consulting forecast that holiday retail sales would decline
10/05/09, Bloomberg
Holiday Sales May Drop For Second Straight Year
10/5/09, The Wall Street Journal
"Archstone Consulting is slightly less optimistic, with the Stamford, Conn., firm predicting holiday sales will fall 1% this year. That would be the first consecutive yearly sales decline in at least 40 years, since the government began collecting sales data."
9/21/09, Hartford Business Journal
Can Bioscience Save Connecticut?
Billions Spent On Life-Saving Research, But Success Remains A Struggle
9/16/09, SIG Newsletter
Professional Services Category Management – Exploring Procurement’s Role in Driving Value Across the Enterprise
9/2, Purchasing Certification Blog
Review of Archstone/SciQuest’s white paper “Ten Steps To Lower Procurement Costs”
7/28/09, eSide, Institute for Supply Management’s bi-monthly newsletter
2009 Cost-Reduction Challenges/Opportunities
Dave Wireman’s exclusive interview covers real life examples of the challenges and pitfalls companies encounter and discusses the various opportunities to successfully manage costs.
7/16/09, UPI
Len Prokopets Named To Advisory Board Of Leading Sourcing And Outsourcing Trade Organization
7/16/09, American Machinist
Made in the U.S.A: Returning Home
7/15/09, Business Finance Magazine’s Expert Network
How to Realize Merger Synergies (video podcast)
Susan Dettmar Cypra, principal, Archstone Consulting explains what steps companies need to take to better realize the revenue and profit gains a merger or acquisition promises to deliver. Click here to download Susan’s presentation slides.
7/12, Global Outsourcing Industry’s Prominent Blog, “Horses for Sources”
“Is this "2001 all over again" for outsourcing?”
7/11/09 – Gannett News
Pharmaceutical company's move to Ardsley cheers biotech exec
6/6/09, TIME
The End of the Affair
While shipping rates have since subsided, the shift in mind-set among executives has stuck, says John Ferreira, head of the manufacturing practice at Archstone Consulting. No longer is there a herd mentality pushing them to China and other faraway places, he says. When Ferreira surveyed U.S. and European manufacturing execs late last year, almost 90% said they were contemplating bringing some operations home or at least closer.
5/20/09, Travel Management
Corps. Creatively Cut Car Costs
5/20/09, Med Ad News
The Changing Landscape Of Life Sciences Procurement
Associate Editor Gina Monari recaps Archstone Consulting’s Life Sciences Procurement Executive Breakfast
May ’09, Financial Executive
Cost Cutting - Organizations Searching for ‘Creative’ Cost Reduction
Archstone’s Todd Lavieri says “as companies face this new economic environment, they are relying less on traditional cost-reduction measures and are searching for more creative options.”
5/18/09, News 10 Now
Biotech the new economic force?
5/16/09, The Post-Standard
Report points to strength, potential of drug, biotech industry in Syracuse area
5/15/09, The Post-Standard
Central New York industry packs a $1.2 billion punch
5/12/09, Dow Jones LBO Wire
Lake Capital's Consultancy Forms Private Equity Practice
5/8/09, Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)
U.S. Manufacturing’s Demise Is Greatly Exaggerated
5/7/09, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies
Companies Still Haven’t Found Enough Savings to Hit Their Cost-Reduction Targets, Archstone Consulting Says
5/4/09, Fortune Magazine (special supplement)
The IAOP 2009 “World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors” Top 20 List - Archstone Consulting #18
5/3/09, Investor's Business Daily
Maximizing Your Return From Hiring Consultants
Exclusive interview with Todd Lavieri, Archstone Consulting's President and CEO.
"Companies that come to us with a high level of specificity tend to get the best results," Lavieri said. "They'll say, 'We want to explore these regions, these production processes, these personnel issues.' That focuses everyone on what matters most."
4/28/09, Albany Times Union
Archstone Report touts a growth sector
Sponsors of the study, by Archstone Consulting, include the New York Biotechnology Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
4/27/09, Politics on the Hudson (blog)
Archstone Study: science drives economy
4/23/09, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nurture life sciences or lose it, advocates say
These are such good jobs that all governments want to lure them, Michael Eckstut said. "Every state and every municipality we looked at had some programs underway."
April 2009, CEO TODAY
The Shifting Focus of Business Performance Management (BPM) in the Turbulent Economy
By Jason Balogh & Sanjay Sehgal, Archstone Consulting
4/22/09, E-Sourcing Forum
Consulting helps procurement
Spend Matters recently wrote a fantastic analysis of a rapidly growing area of focus from practitioners and vendors. It is available for download, from its sponsor, Archstone Consulting.
4/16/09, Dow Jones’ Marketwatch,
General Growth Properties files for bankruptcy
4/16/09, Industry Week
Active Carbon Management: The outlook for profit impacts related to greenhouse gas emissions.
By Eric Schlumpf, West Region Leader, Archstone Consulting
4/10/09, Manufacturing.net
Bringing Manufacturing Back To The U.S.A.
Companies that rushed to outsource their operations to low cost locations like China are finding out that the actual costs may be more than they bargained for. Does this mean the rebirth of American manufacturing is close at hand?
3/30/09, Investor’s Business Daily
Archstone Study: Cost Savings Shift
Nearly three out five companies are struggling to identify cost savings opportunities in the current downturn.
3/30/09, Spend Matters
Catching up with Archstone on a Return to Domestic Sourcing in Manufacturing
A couple of weeks back, I had a rather useful conversation with John Ferreira, who runs Archstone Consulting's Manufacturing Industry practice. John and his team published a survey earlier in the year suggesting that manufacturers are indeed rebalancing their global sourcing efforts, bringing spend back onshore.
3/28/09, New Canaan Advertiser
Study Shows Industry’s Role
New Canaan resident Todd Lavieri, president and CEO of Stamford-based Archstone Consulting, earlier this month reported on the findings of a study on the biopharmaceutical industry’s economic impact on the nation and in various states, including Connecticut.
3/27/09, Stamford Advocate, Greenwich Time, Danbury News-Times, Connecticut Post
Companies lagging in finding savings
Archstone Consulting, a Stamford-based management strategy and operations consultancy, revealed in its annual cost management survey that 57 percent of the companies have not yet identified savings opportunities to meet the cost-reduction targets necessitated by the economic decline this year.
3/25/09 Consulting Magazine
Study: Most Companies Still Seeking Cost Savings
3/24/09, Chain Store Age
Archstone Report: Retailers rethink cost-saving strategies
As retailers struggle amid the economic slowdown, a main priority is finding ways to slash operating costs
3/18/09, Global Institute of Logistics
Firms Increase Focus on Logistics to Meet Cost Savings Targets
3/18/09, Hearst Newspapers (Stamford Advocate, Greenwich Time, Connecticut Post, Danbury News-Times)
Archstone Study Backs Sector Growth, Report On Drug Makers Goes To Hartford
Comprehensive coverage on the importance of supporting the biopharma industry in Connecticut over the long-term, based on Archstone Consulting’s biopharma economic study conducted for PhRMA.
3/17/09, Tulsa World
Manufacturing moving back, More companies see rising costs and other issues in outsourcing.
3/16/09, Purchasing.com
Archstone Survey: Firms increase focus on logistics to meet cost savings target
According to David Wireman, principal and operations improvement practice leader, survey respondents said they are looking into “areas that have traditionally been left untouched by cost reduction efforts, indicating the pressure companies feel to find every possible cost reduction opportunity this year.”
3/16/09, Wall Street Journal Online Coverage
Wal-Mart to open supermarkets targeting Hispanics
3/12/09, The View from Main Street with Todd Lavieri
President and CEO Todd Lavieri was interviewed for "Wall Street to Main Street," an audio interview as part of the weekly Global Currents series produced by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). Todd provides perspective on the economic recovery, stating that companies should take a step back and look closely at themselves. “Size is not necessarily a limitation,” he says. “It’s how companies are structured and what they are doing that matters.”
3/11/09, PharmaTimes
US biopharma R&D spending hit record levels in 2008
3/11/09, FierceBiotech
Drug R&D spending surges in sinking economy
3/11/09, BNA's Health Care Daily Report
Drug, Biotech Companies' R&D Spending Reached Record Levels in 2008
3/11/09, The Oklahoman
Foreign manufacturing loses appeal for some - As the marketplace changes, some jobs could return to U.S.
3/10/09, Daily Herald
Amazing finds at high-end Naperville pawnshop
3/2/09, AMR Outsourcing Blog By Industry Analyst, Phil Fersht
The low-cost outsourcing advisors are on the march...
“I am seeing increased demand for outsourcing advisors early this year to facilitate outsourcing transactions. The applications outsourcing space, in particular, is showing no signs of slowing down as companies seek to renegotiate existing contracts and a host of enterprises are evaluating their options for the first time.”
3/6/09, New Haven Register
Archstone Study: Bio sector generates 10,623 jobs in Connecticut
"What the Archstone study makes clear is that (research and development) helps America’s workers in addition to helping America’s patients,” Billy Tauzin, president and chief executive officer of PhRMA."
3/6/09, The Day (New London)
R&D Tax Credits Vital To State
"Connecticut needs to determine if it wants to be part of the industry and how much they want to be part of it,” Todd Lavieri said. “Each state gets to a tipping point where they need to determine whether they want to attract and retain an industry."
2/25/09, Business Finance
The #1 BPM Mistake
"Until the business understands what to put in the BPM tool, it won't be able to get much out," says Sanjay Sehgal, principal, CFO Advisory Services. "With BPM, the CFO doesn't yet know what data he or she should pour into the tool. It's not immediately obvious and will take time to figure out. Selecting a BPM tool before you know is a proven formula for making a bad tool investment."
2/13/09, Industry Week
Manufacturers Consider Migrating Back to U.S.
According to Archstone Consulting, in the last three years, manufacturers have seen a significant increase in costs related to off-shoring manufacturing for export purposes rather than in country demand.
2/11/09, The Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time
Study: Off-shore trend faltering, Archstone finds rising costs may lead to domestic shift
"Made in the USA" is going from simply a slogan to a business strategy as the volatile global economy and the rising cost of manufacturing overseas is causing some U.S. companies to rethink their off-shore efforts.
2/11/09, The City Wire
And now for something completely different: Good manufacturing news
2/9/09, TMCnet
Manufacturers Contemplating Returning to U.S.
2/9/09, The Manufacturer
Manufacturers to Return to USA
A new survey reveals many manufacturers may be on the verge of bringing production back to the States from low-cost economies in Asia.
2/09, CFO Magazine
When cost pressures reach finance departments, small improvements go a long way.
“In crisis lies opportunity, says Mark Schmeling, the CFO Advisory Services practice leader at Archstone Consulting. This is a good time to identify inconsistencies, bolster weak controls, and maybe even jettison superfluous activities.”
2/2/09, Logisticsviewpoints.com
Is it possible to accurately calculate Total Landed Costs?
“There was a terrific article in this month’s Supply Chain Management Review by John Ferreira and Len Prokopets from Archstone Consulting (”Does offshoring still make sense?”)”
1/01/09, Supply Chain Mgt. Review
Archstone Research: Does Offshoring Still Make Sense
John Ferreira, manufacturing industry practice leader, puts forward the viewpoint that the U.S. (and near-shoring) may be the “Next Big” sourcing opportunity given the volatility in our world economy.
12/24/08, Bloomberg News
Holiday Shoppers Shun Gift Cards on Concern Stores May Close
12/18/08, MarketWatch
Aggressive profit-eroding discounts expected in remaining days to Christmas
January issue, Industry Week
Adjusting pricing strategies could help manufacturers survive the economic crisis
Len Prokopets, sourcing and procurement practice leader, says, "Manufacturers often have to endure price increases from suppliers, but buyers need to ask enough questions to understand how things like commodity spikes might influence a supplier's need to raise prices in the future."
12/15/08, Oakland Tribune
Gift cards find their place under tree
12/12/08, CNBC’s “Millennial Money” blog
Forget Holiday Gift Certificates, Just Hand Out The Cash
12/11/08, The Financial Times
Survival fears weigh on US gift card sales
Dave Sievers comments on the changing consumer attitudes toward gift cards with retail bankruptcies most likely increasing and continued deep discounting by retailers.
Dec. issue – Consulting Magazine
Archstone Predicts 'Bah Humbug' Holiday Season
12/08/08, FOX Business Channel
CEO Todd Lavieri discusses Costco vs. BJ’s Rivalry
12/05/08, The New York Times
Most Retailers Report a Dismal November
"It's a terrible story for retailers and their margins,"said Michael Unger, a principal with Archstone Consulting, "but if you’re a consumer looking for a good deal, you will find it."
November issue, Inside Sourcing Newsletter
Article by Archstone’s Mark Woessner
11/30, Reuters (update 1)
US holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush
11/30/08, Reuters
US holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush
"I don't believe that up 3 percent on Black Friday means we can look forward to up 3 percent for the rest of the season," said Michael Unger, principal in the retail practice at Archstone Consulting. "I think we'll see a lot of aggressive discounting in the last two weeks."
11/28/08, Chicago Tribune
Shoppers in gray area, Black Friday brings them in, but many just looking
"It's more like Gray Friday," said Claudia Saran, principal at Archstone Consulting in Chicago. "I don't think the day has as much significance. If you're an experienced shopper, it's a little bit underwhelming."
11/26/08, Los Angeles Times
Frugal Santas find ways to stretch gift budgets
11/23/08, Baltimore Sun
A not-so-simple gift, Troubled economy presents challenge for those giving or receiving gift cards this holiday season
11/23/08, Mobile Press-Register
Bankruptcy Grinch steals gift cards
11/19/08, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Retailers expect a gloomy holiday, but there still may be jobs to be found
11/18/08, Bloomberg News
Macy's, Abercrombie Gift-Card Sales May Drop
11/17/08, CNBC.com
Gift Card Issuer Bankrupt? Here's What To Do
11/14/08, The Arizona Republic
Gift cards expected to be hot as holidays go back to basics
11/11/08, eMarketer
Online Buyers Use Many Channels
11/09/08, The Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time
Holiday rush? Local merchants attempt to adjust in economic turmoil
11/05/08, Reveries.com (advertising/marketing industry blog)
Cheap and Cheerful
11/5/08, Industry Week
Good Business Meets the Common Good
How to structure corporate sustainability to drive long-term business success.
11/4/08, The Wall Street Journal
Luxury Consumers Scrimp for Sake Of Planet, and Because It's Cheaper
"In previous downturns [such as in 1991 and 2001], we have often seen shopping as therapy." Now, with credit conditions so tight, Mr. Lavieri says, "people aren't shopping to feel better. They actually are not shopping to feel better."
11/03/08, Nation’s Restaurant News
Gift cards, loyalty programs get new emphasis as glum holidays approach
11/03/08 Pharmaceutical Executive
Pharma Has Come To The End Of The Blockbuster Era
11/3/08, TIME
Archstone Consulting's 2008 Holiday Retail Sales Forecast cited.
10/30/08, Reuters
U.S. families brace for holidays without a home
"Saving your money to save your house will have a direct impact on holiday spending, no question about it," said Archstone’s CEO Todd Lavieri, whose group expects this year's holiday sales to contract when adjusted for inflation.
10/29/08, CreditCards.com
As holiday budgets tighten, gift cards remain popular
Sales may fall, but gift cards remain popular present for 2008 holidays
10/25/08, The Vancouver Sun
Recession or not, Christmas gift-giving tradition worth the price
10/25/08, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Calphalon launches new electric cookware line
Newell Rubbermaid unit banking on more economy-minded consumers cooking at home
10/24/08, Business Finance Magazine
BPO Deals in the Downturn - Companies are taking another look at outsourcing their back office functions to cut costs and protect profitability. Archstone’s Principals provide their insights into the BPO option
10/19/08, The Vancouver Sun and The Windsor Star
Gift cards more likely for Christmas in economic downturn
10/17/08, Miami Herald
Retailers fight shopping blues with discounts
10/17/08, San Jose Mercury News
Early look at holiday retail season
10/14/08, Women’s Wear Daily
Inflation Will Strip Away Any Holiday Sales Gain
10/14/08, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Grocers doubling gift card gas perks
10/10/08, Dow Jones Newswires
Decline in Gift Card Sales May Be Latest Blow For Retailers
10/7/08, Colorado Springs Business Journal
Gift card spending ebbs
(Story at bottom of web page)
10/6/08, DMNews
Analysts warn of coming gift card malaise
10/2/08, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Survey: Holiday season bleak
10/7/08 TIME
A Blue Christmas As Consumers Turn Cautious - Archstone’s Holiday Sales Forecast Cited
09/29/08 Barron's
Gift-Card Blues, Time To Fold 'Em?
9/24/08, Women’s Wear Daily
Market Volatility Drags Down Misses’ Retailers
9/23/08, Chicago Tribune
A lot of Scrooge in the sales forecast
9/23/08, Dallas Morning News
Retail group forecasts anemic 2.2% rise in holiday sales
09/23/08 Dow Jones’ MarketWatch
Gift card sales may also post their first decline in at least six years
09/22/08 Reuters
This holiday, gift cards may go toward gas, food
09/22/08 Footwear News
Gift Card Sales Down for Holiday ’08, Study Predicts
09/22/08 - The Wall Street Journal
“Stores Plan for Weak Holiday Sales”
Archstone’s 2008 Gift Card Survey findings highlighted (please contact David Schutzman for the full details of Archstone’s “2008 Holiday Gift Card Survey” at (203) 940-8221)
September 2008 issue - Management Consultant International
"Championing Innovation In Client Organizations"
In this exclusive Archstone Consulting article, Jam Attari, Growth and Innovation leader, shares his broad perspective on the state of innovation based on a 2008 Archstone study of 450 companies that pinpointed key innovation best practices among leading organizations (please contact David Schutzman for the full details of the article and Archstone’s 2008 State of Innovation Study at (203) 940-8221).
09/02/08 - Stamford Advocate / Greenwich Time
"Looking up: 13 local firms make Inc. list"
09/01/08 - Stores Magazine
"Experts Explore The Business Value Of Social Networking Sites"
08/29/08 - Investor's Business Daily
"A Touchy-Feely Style Keeps Bakery Cookin' "
08/08/08 - Investor's Business Daily
"Study: Food Companies Weathering The Storm"
08/01/08 - Public Utilities Fortnightly
"Talent: The New Breed Of Utility CFO"
08/01/08 - Supply & Demand Chain Executive
"Manufacturing Executives Eye Supply Chain to Drive Growth and Control Costs"
07/25/08 - Supply Chain Management Review
"Study: Manufacturers Using Supply Chain for Growth"
07/22/08 - Industrial Market Trends
"How Prepared is Your Supply Chain?"
07/11/08 - Industry Week
"Manufacturing Companies Struggle with Operational Business Intelligence Programs"
07/02/08 - SourcingFocus.com
"Black Book rewrites the industry for 2008"
07/02/08 - CFO Magazine
"How to Manage in a Down Economy"
Jason Balogh shares tips for CFOs
07/02/08 - The Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time
"Archstone garners outsourcing honor"
07/01/08 - Procurement Leaders
"Manufacturers look to supply chain for survival"
06/26/08 - American Journal of Transportation
"Supply chain capabilities factors prominently into executive agendas for 2008"
06/23/08 - Industry Week
"Companies to Use Supply Chain to Drive Growth and Control Costs"
06/06/08 - Industry Week
"Formalized Innovation is Competitive Advantage"
Archstone study identifies emerging trends in innovation best practices
06/05/08 - Yahoo! Finance
"Archstone Consulting Identifies Unique Characteristics of Best Practice Innovators"
06/02/08 - Detroit Free Press
"Retailers in bankruptcy put limits on gift card use"
06/02/08 - Business Finance Magazine
"Weighing the FAO Decision"
05/27/08 - Statesman.com
"Retailers in bankruptcy raise requirements on gift card use"
05/26/08 - The Tennessean
"Gift card users can be stiffed"
05/22/08 - Bloomberg
"Gift Card Holders May Get Short-Changed by Bankrupt U.S. Stores"
05/21/08 - Industry Week
"How to Manage Pricing During Inflationary Times"
Patti Muldowney and Dave Sievers look at how some companies
are navigating the current economic environment
05/15/08 - Industry Week
"Manufacturers Not Standing Still For Inflation"
Price increases are one solution, Archstone study shows
05/02/08 - Supply & Demand-Chain Executive
"Manufacturers Seen Bolstering Efforts to Manage Inflation"
May 2008 - FORTUNE Small Business Magazine/CNN Money
"When Middlemen Discredit Your Goods" from the cover story:
"Who's Stealing Your Business?"
04/28/08 - Women's Wear Daily (subscription required)
"High Costs, Slow Spending Vex Apparel Manufacturers"
April 2008 - Retailing Traffic
"The Lap of LUXURY"
04/25/08 - Progressive Grocer
"Manufacturers Boost Efforts to Manage Inflation: Study"
Transportation, energy, and raw material costs have become critical
concerns in 2008, according to a study from Archstone Consulting.
04/18/08 - Sourcing Innovation
"Expanding Procurement's Role in a Financial Services Company"
04/09/08 - The Korea Times
"KT to Make Profit From Green Business in 2012"
04/07/08 - Fairfield County Business Journal
"Gurus of Lean" - Archstone targets waste; advises CFOs
04/02/08 - Supply Chain Management Review
"One Consultant's View on Supply Chain Education"
April 2008 - Industry Week
"Sources of Strength" featuring Archstone Consulting's
"Six Benefits of Better Strategic Sourcing"
March/April 2008 - Consulting Magazine
"Out of the Box:" Companies—and consultants—adjust their thinking
for manufacturing’s new global reality
03/31/08 - Business Finance Magazine
"Starting Out Right with BPM"
03/31/08 - FAO Research, Inc.
FAO Research to Host Supplier-Advisor Networking Events —
Archstone Consulting to participate in the Supplier/Advisor Networking Forum
03/28/08 - Supply Chain Management Review
"Notes from the Road"
03/19/08 - MarketWatch from Dow Jones
"Starbucks broadens plan to energize business"
03/17/08 - Retailing Today
"Reassembling business with China"
March 2008 - Sourcing Interests Group
"Managing Risk in an Offshore Environment"
03/10/08 - Spend Matters
"Archstone Consulting Welcomed to the Spend Matters Sponsorship Community"
March 2008 - Financial Executive Magazine
"7 Actions for Simplifying the Planning Cycle"
03/05/08 - CBS 2 TV - New York
"Some Retailers Expected To Not Honor Gift Cards"
03/05/08 - WCBS TV.com
"Tough Economy Doing Number On Retail Gift Cards"
02/26/08 - Reuters
Archstone Consulting Announces Senior Level Promotions
03/01/08 - Consultant News
Archstone Consulting makes senior level promotions
March 2008 - Industry Week
Archstone Study Reveals: "CPG Manufacturers Didn't Reduce Inventory Levels in 2007"
02/29/08 - RetailWire (registration required)
"CPG Cos. and Retailers Fail to Cut Inventories"
02/27/08 - The Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time
"Michael Unger Promoted to Associate Principal"
02/25/08 - The Outsourcing Blog
The low-cost outsourcing advisors are on the march...
02/14/08 - Energy Central
Finance Transformation and the Role of BPO - A Utilities Industry Perspective
February 2008- Chain Store Age
Lessons Learned - Insights from holiday 2007 can help retailers move forward
February 2008 - Business Finance Magazine
"The Performance Quandary"
January/February 2008 - Supply Chain Management Review
"The LCCS Success Factors"
01/13/08 - San Jose Mercury News
"The gift-card giveaway"
01/10/08 - MarketWatch from Dow Jones
"VF Corp. shares jump on sales, profit outlook"
January 2008 - Business Finance Magazine
"Deconstructing the Supply Chain"
01/09/08 - The Advocate
"Web is anything but paperless"
January 2008 - Management Consultant International (subscription required)
"A New Year - A New Look at Consulting"
01/03/08 - Retail Traffic
"Retail's Holiday Picture Developing"
01/02/08 - TheStreet.com
"Gift Cards Give Back to Small Biz"
January 2008 - Industry Week
"Top 11 Manufacturing IT Trends"
12/28/07 - Bloomberg
"Macy's, Abercrombie May Get Boost From Gift Cards"
12/27/07 - ABC News
"Gift Card Thrive This Holiday Season"
12/27/07 - Bloomberg
"Macy's, Dillard's Cut Prices to Save Holiday Season"
12/27/07 - San Diego Union Tribune
"Retailers hope shoppers come out for sales, gift-card purchases"
12/27/07 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Local shoppers seek post-holiday deals"
12/26/07 - Bloomberg
"Gift Cards Cover Fuel, Living Costs, Help Consumers"
12/23/07 - Chicago Tribune
"Fossil Digs Out of Sales Slump by Wooing Young Adults"
12/20/07 - Today's Financial News
"Retail Stocks: Playing the new trend in gift giving"
12/18/07 - NBC Nightly News Video
"The gift that keeps on taking"
12/17/07 - FORTUNE/CNN Money
"Stores hiring fewer holiday temps"
12/14/07 - U.S. News & World Report
"Gift Cards: No Longer Bad Presents"
12/13/07 - Business Finance Magazine - Video Link
"Driving Results Through Cost Transformation" - CEO Todd Lavieri speaks
to Business Finance editor in chief Jack Sweeney about recent survey findings
that reveal how companies are viewing cost-cutting as a continuous process.
12/13/07 - MarketWatch from Dow Jones
"Costco Wholesale profit rises, led by overseas gains"
December 2007 - Chief Executive Magazine
"Are You Going Gray?"
December 2007 - Managing Automation
"Overcoming Outsourcing Challenges"
12/04/07 - WCBS TV
"'Tis The Season To Buy…Plastic"
12/01/07 - CFO Magazine
"Budgeting: Bring It On": Jason Balogh says that “over the next 12 to 18 months,
companies are really saying it's time to look at planning."
11/28/07 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Unwrapping gift card surprises"
11/27/07 - Footwear News
"Markdowns Threaten Margins"
11/26/07 - ConsumerAffairs.Com
"Keeping Santa Solvent"
11/26/07 - Women's Wear Daily (subscription required)
"Markdowns Threaten Margins"
11/26/07 - Fairfield County Business Journal
"Gift Cards Opt Small: Tool of the Giants Works for Mom and Pop"
11/24/07 - The Times of London
"US Shoppers Brave the Cold as Stores Lure Them with Big Discounts"
11/24/07 - The New York Post
"Buyer ‘Black’ I$ Beautiful: ‘Season Opener’ Store Dizziness is Big Business"
11/24/07 - The Record
"NJ Daily: Retailers Face Challenging Season"
11/24/07 - The Advocate
"New Stores Draw 'Black Friday' Crowds"
11/23/07 - CNET News.com
"Shoppers Hit Stores as Black Friday Kicks Off"
11/23/07 - Reuters
"U.S. Shoppers Go Black Friday Deal Hunting"
11/23/07 - Financial Post
"Black Friday Kicks Off"
11/21/07 - WCBS TV Video
"Gift Card Receivers With More Options Than Ever"
11/21/07 - TIME
"A Gray Friday At the Mall"
11/19/07 - Globe and Mail
"In face of economic swings, U.S. retailers brace for holiday season"
11/15/07 - The Wall Street Journal.
"The Gift Card Continues to Evolve"
11/15/07 - Yahoo! Finance Canada/Bankrate
"2007 Gift Card Study: Consumers love them"
November 2007 - Pharmaceutical Executive
"Consultants Confidential: The Future Is Now: Consultants Spotlight"
11/14/07 - Greenwich Time
"Study finds cost-cutting still in style"
11/13/07 - NY Daily News
"Estimated $8 Billion in Unused Gift Cards Last Year"
11/13/07 - The Chicago Sun-Times
"Holiday Job Outlook Iffy"
11/13/07 - The Chicago Tribune
Gift cards may be losing their purchase power
11/12/07 - Reuters
"Survey Says Gift Cards Are Popular, but Many Go Unused"
11/11/07 - The Associated Press
"Holiday Season Looks Rough for Investors in Retail Stocks"
11/06/07 - Pantagraph
"Businesses Look to Gift Cards to Spark Sales"
11/02/07 - Prepaid Trends
"Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Fraud Are All Connected"
November 2007 - Business Finance
"Top of Mind: Finance Makes Cost-Cutting Routine"
November 2007 - Management Consulting News
"How to Hire for Rapid Growth: Lessons from Three Successful Firms"
November 2007 - NRF Stores
"Gift Card Programs Become More Creative, Lucrative"
10/30/07 - Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet and Archstone Consulting: Corporate Partners
10/26/07 - The Kansas City Star
"Retailers and Shoppers Aren’t Waiting for the Traditional Christmas Season"
10/23/07 - El Paso Times
"EP Retailers Still Hoping for Holiday Cheer"
10/19/07 - Convenience Store News
"Gift Cards Will Shine this Holiday "
10/17/07 - Yahoo Finance/BusinessWire
Archstone Reaches Global Agreement With LG CNS’ Consulting Arm
10/15/07 - eMarketer
"Gift Cards To Be Holiday Bright Spot"
10/15/07 - DNR
"Retailers Set for World Summit"
October 2007 - NRFTech 2007: IT Leadership Summit
"Shorting Retail? Private Equity's Impact on the Industry"
10/12/07 - Women's Wear Daily
"September Sales Chill Holiday Outlook"
10/12/07 - Greenwich Time
"Holiday Spending Could Take a Hit This Year"
10/12/07 - Chicago Sun-Times
"Trudging Into Holidays: Tough Times for Shoppers Take Toll on Retailers"
10/11/07 - Investor's Business Daily
"Retail Sales Chilled By A Balmy Sept., Economic Worries"
10/10/07 - BusinessWire
Archstone Consulting's 2007 Retail Holiday Forecast:
Cold Shoulder from Shoppers, Blizzard of Discounts
10/10/07 - Chain Store Age/Retail Net
Firm Projects Slowest Holiday Growth Rate in Years
10/05/07 - The Record
"Gift Cards Just Keep on Giving"
Fall 2007 - Smart Enterprise
BI leader, Sanjay Sehgal, cuts through the analytic buzzwords and provides a
no-nonsense view on what executives are looking to get out of their BI investment
October 2007 - Industry Week
IT Strategy Leader, Mark Peacock, Shares His List of Second-
Generation IT Outsourcing Trends
October 2007 - Industry Week
Mark Peacock Comments on Reverse Outsourcing
09/20/07 - El Paso Times
Gift Cards Boon for Retailers During Holiday Season
09/19/07 - The Wall Street Journal.
"Retailers Push Gift Cards"
09/18/07 - Dow Jones Newswire
"Holiday Gift-Card Sales Seen Surging 25% To $35B Study"
09/18/07 - Reuters
"US Holiday Gift Card Sales to Rise 25% — Survey"
09/18/07 - Associated Press
"Study: Holiday Gift Card Sales Expected to Surge to $35 Billion"
08/30/07 - CNN Money and Dow Jones
"SPECIAL REPORT: Food Companies Work To Improve Safety —
and Rebuild Confidence"
08/29/07 - MarketWatch Video
A Matter of Trust: "Nothing can tank a brand faster than a safety
scare," says Archstone Principal, Bob Allen
08/29/07 - The Wall Street Journal.
"Ugg Is Solid Footing for Deckers"
08/29/07 - The Advocate
"Archstone Launches New Website"
08/21/07 - E-Sourcing Fourm
"Driving Operational Excellence with eSourcing"
08/20/07 - Computing: Talking Outsourcing
"Going Global"
August 2007 - Business Finance
"Your Shared Services Checklist"
08/01/07 - Sourcing Innovation
"Archstone Actualizes"
07/20/07 - DM Review
"M&A and the CIO: Why Earlier Involvement of IT Improves Integration Success"
07/19/07 - The Manufacturer
Grey Market Q&A interview with The Manufacturer's Editor-in-Chief, Dann Anthony
Maurno and Archstone Consulting's John Ferreira, Principal
07/09/07 - CNN Money and Dow Jones
"Campbell Enters China And Russia, Seeking Soup Share"
06/28/07 - MarketWatch from Dow Jones
"General Mills Earnings Up Less Than 1%"
06/18/07 - E-Sourcing Forum
"eSourcingWiki - Early Summer Update"
06/15/07 - The Wall Street Journal.
"Survey Indicates 'Faster, Cheaper' Outsourcing Model Is Out of Favor" —
Archstone Consulting Ranked #4 "Boutique Outsourcing Advisory Firm
June 07 - Management Consultant International (subscription required)
"Archstone Steps Up Its Pursuit of Europe"
06/11/07 - Consulting Magazine
"Seeing is Believing:" How Business Intelligence is Helping Global 2000 Companies
Gain New Visibility into their Data
06/11/07 - Supply & Demand-Chain Executive
Elements of Success with Operational Excellence Programs
06/05/07 - Investor's Business Daily
"Tech Services Startup's New Model: Senior People on Small Projects" - Q&A with
CEO, Todd Lavieri
06/04/07 - Chief Executive Magazine
"Game-Changing R&D" - Andrew Buss comments
on outdated R&D models not being aligned to business strategy
June 07 - Experienced Retailers: Archstone Consulting Launches 2007
"Retail Business Intelligence Survey"
05/25/07 - Dow Jones Newswire
U.S. Food Companies Look for Growth in Hispanic Markets
05/09/07 - The Wall Street Journal
Newly Appointed Principal, Mark Simmons, To Lead Archstone Consulting's Operations
Practice in Europe.
May 2007 - Business Finance Magazine
Managed Growth: How to Establish and Achieve Optimum Financial Targets by Dave
Sievers and Patti Mulldowney
May 2007 - Industry Week
"Just In Time -- How To Fix A Leaky Supply Chain" By David Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief
of IndustryWeek magazine speaks on the piracy pandemic.
04/20/07 - Spend Matters
"Archstone's Quiet Rise in the Operations and Sourcing Services Rank"
04/11/07 - Industry Week
"Driving Growth by Controlling Grey Market Leakage" By John Ferreira, Steven
Swanson and John Ferguson as published in IndustryWeek, May 2007
04/10/07 - Sys-Con Media
"Supply Chain Executives Representing Over $17.8 Billion in Transportation Spend
Gathered at Aberdeen's Supply Chain Management Summit"
Q1 2007 - GMA Forum Vol. 9 No. 1
"Your Trade Promotion Efforts: How Much Are They Eating Away at Your Base?"
04/03/07 - Telephony World
“Wireless Services: How to Reduce Costs" by Diana Bersohn as published on
TelephonyWorld.com.
04/02/07 - The Wall Street Journal
"Subprime Pullback May Crimp Consumer Spending"
March/April 2007 - Consulting Magazine
"The Age of Archstone”
03/26/07 - Consulting Magazine: Q&A Interview
“At Archstone, Discipline Trumps Bureaucracy” – Consulting Magazine’s editor-in-chief
goes one-one one with Archstone Consulting CEO, Todd Lavieri
03/19/07 - Consulting Magazine Video Interview
Maryann Gallivan, Global Life Science Practice Leader, explains why smaller, larther
than larger consulting firms may be the ideal place to build a life science practice (6:23)
03/14/07 - Consulting Magazine Video Interview
Mark F. Schmeling, CFO Advisory Services Practice Leader, explains how top
performing CFOs are becoming "czars of all data" within their companies (6:15)
03/14/07 - Dow Jones Newswire
Consumer Companies Hunt for Growth Through Brand Extensions
03/07/07 - The Wall Street Journal
"Gap Feels the Pinch of Higher Rents" - Principal, Carrie Shea, is asked to weigh in on
topic
02/28/07 - Electronic Retailer
Perspective: "Channel Crossing" written by Andrew Buss, Hannah Hamburger and
Sarah Knox
02/27/07 - Forbes.com
Dave Sievers Discusses Retailers' Gift Card Strategies on Forbes Video News Network
02/26/07 - Brandweek
Brandweek's Spotlight Article: "Departments of Energy"
02/15/07 - Investor's Business Daily
"Polo Hopes to Stay on Growth Curve with New J.C. Penney Deal"
02/12/07 - Women's Wear Daily
"Analysts See Shift in Consumer Spending Habits"
02/12/07 - BusinessWeek
CEOs: Hello, You Must Be Going
01/26/07 - Time Magazine
Khakis Get the Blues
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