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11/10/09, The Hackett Group Acquires Leading Strategy, Operations and CFO Advisory Consultancy Archstone Consulting
Acquisition Expands Hackett Group’s Offerings into Strategy and Operations and Creates an Enterprise Performance Management Powerhouse
10/8/09, ARCHSTONE CONSULTING RELEASES 2009 GIFT CARD TREND REPORT
Gift Card Purchases Continue to Focus on Household Necessities Reflecting Challenging Economic Conditions
10/5/2009, Archstone Consulting 5th Annual 2009 Holiday Forecast Projects Holiday Retail Sales To Be Down By 1%
Forecasting the first Back to Back contraction in 40 years of Data Tracking
7/16/09, Ten Steps to Lower Procurement Costs in Life Sciences
Actions Your Organization can take to Drive Bottom Line Results in only Four Months
7/16/09 - Archstone Consulting’s Len Prokopets Named To Advisory Board Of Leading Sourcing And Outsourcing Trade Organization
Co-Leader Of Archstone’s Sourcing And Procurement Practice Will Help Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) Drive Innovative Thinking And Best Practices
6/04/09 - Archstone Consulting Expands CFO Advisory Services to Assist Government Agencies
Additional Offerings to Help Agencies Manage Through Economy Recovery Plan
As part of its enhanced services, Archstone will perform a variety of economic modeling, cost estimating, and financial analysis activities designed to ensure that reporting meets generally accepted standard for completeness and accuracy. The new capabilities will also assure that obligated and expended funds meet the government accountability requirement.
6/2/09 - Archstone Consulting Ranks Second in Overall Boutique Outsourcing Advisory
Ranks Seventh in IT Outsourcing Advisory among All Full Service and Boutique Advisors
Archstone ranked second in Overall Boutique Outsourcing Advisors based on a 2009 customer satisfaction survey administered by the Brown-Wilson Group, and number one in both Client Outcomes and Improvements and Marginal Value Adds.
4/11/09 - Archstone Consulting Launches Private Equity Operations Improvement Practice
New Advisory Services To Help Add Value To Private Equity Firms’ Investment Portfolios
“It has been our recent experience that in this difficult lending environment, many firms are seeking rapid, pragmatic programs that achieve cost reduction, better pricing from outside vendors, and improved cash flow,” said Todd Lavieri, CEO and President of Archstone Consulting.
3/16/09 - Archstone Consulting's CEO Discusses the Business Implications Surrounding the Economic Stimulus Package
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 for his clients on the economic recovery as well as lessons for corporate America, 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.”
3/16/09 - Archstone Consulting's Study Finds that 57% of Companies Haven't Yet Identified Sufficient Cost Savings in 2009
Annual Cost Management Study Shows Companies are Drastically Shifting Away from Traditional Tactics to Realize Cost Savings
3/10/09 – R&D Spending by U.S. Biopharmaceutical Companies Reaches Record Levels in 2008 (link to full report enclosed in press release)
“Our research indicates that the biopharmaceutical sector has made a substantial contribution to U.S. economic growth, and that on average, this sector contributed more to GDP on a per employee basis and grew faster than the rest of the economy from 1996 to 2006,” commented Michael Eckstut, Life Sciences and Strategy Practice Leader
3/5/09 - Archstone Consulting Study Underscores Biopharmaceutical Sector’s Role In Economic Recovery in Connecticut
3/3/09, PRESS ALERT: New Study Shows Biopharmaceutical Sector’s Importance to Economic Growth in Connecticut - Pharmaceutical, Labor and Economic Development Leaders Hold Press Briefing to Present New Resource
2/24/09 - Archstone Consulting Announces New Senior Level Appointments
2/23/09 - Archstone Named to the 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 and the World's Best Outsourcing Advisor's List
“This prestigious award, along with our inclusion in Brown-Wilson Group’s ‘The Black Book of Outsourcing’s Top Ten “Boutique Outsourcing Advisory” list, is a testament to our ability to provide strategic advisory services that create value and help our clients find and tap into hidden cost reduction opportunities,” says Todd Lavieri, Archstone Consulting's President and CEO.
2/09/09 - New Job and Cost Reduction Opportunities Emerge as Manufacturers Contemplate Migration Back to the U.S., New Archstone Consulting Study Shows
“Manufacturers who approach sourcing decisions with a holistic perspective – evaluating market and customer demands and competitive strategy against a comprehensive knowledge of total cost – will likely increase revenue and lower costs, giving U.S. companies a powerful competitive advantage,” says John Ferreira, Global Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader.
1/22/09 - Archstone Consulting's 'Active Carbon Management' Series Part II: How to Tap into Hidden Pools of Cost
Eric Schlumpf notes that companies who enact aggressive energy initiatives realize significant previously unrecognized cost savings opportunities.
11/12/2008 - Archstone Says Manufacturers and Suppliers Must Place More Emphasis on Stopping Gray Market Piracy.
Keynote speaker John Ferreira Unveils Crucial Statistics at the National Electronics Distributors Association's Annual Executive Conference
10/27/08 – Archstone Consulting Completes Pro Bono Project With Rare
Firm Embraces Corporate Social Responsibility as a “Good Business Practice”
10/17/08 Archstone Consulting Names Glenn Lapidus Principal
18 – Year Industry Veteran to Strengthen Operations and Information Technology Practice
10/13/08 Archstone Consulting's 4th Annual Retail Holiday Forecast
Archstone's Holiday forecast projects slight 0.5 to 1.0% increase in retail holiday sales.
09/22/08 - Archstone Consulting Releases 2008 Holiday Gift Card Survey
Study Reveals Gift Card Sales Decline to $25 Billion
The detailed information and analysis relating to Archstone Consulting’s 2008 Holiday Gift Card Survey findings is available for purchase by contacting David Schutzman, Chief Marketing Officer – (203) 940-8221.
09/16/08 - New Momentum
"New Momentum and Archstone Consulting Join Forces to Educate Companies on How to Combat Gray Market Piracy"
08/29/08 - Vault Top 50
Archstone Consulting Ranked Among Top 50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms by Vault
08/20/08 - Archstone Consulting Ranks No. 1971 on the 2008 INC. 5,000
#4 in three-year revenue growth among all consulting firms
08/01/08 - US Food Companies Are Weathering the Storm, Archstone Study Finds
Margins Beginning to Rebound in an Environment of Soaring Commodity Costs – Pricing and Efficiency are the Answer
07/08/08 - New Archstone Consulting Study Shows Manufacturing Companies Struggling to Manage Organizational Complexities
New Business Environment Strains Traditional Management Practices
06/26/08 - Archstone Consulting Recognized Among Top Ten Outsourcing Advisory Firms For Second Consecutive Year
Placed on “2008 Boutique Outsourcing Advisory Firm" list in the Brown-Wilson
Group’s “The Black Book of Outsourcing,” a best-selling international business
book and outsourcing resource manual.
06/19/08 - Manufacturing Executives Will Use Supply Chain to Drive Growth and Control Costs
Archstone Study: Supply Chain Capabilities Factors Prominently into Executive
Agendas for 2008
06/05/08 - Archstone Consulting Identifies Unique Characteristics of Best Practice Innovators
Only One-Third of 450 Companies Surveyed Have Formal Innovation Strategies
04/23/08 - Archstone Study Finds Manufacturers Bolster Efforts to Manage Inflation
Transportation, Energy and Raw Material Costs Become Critical Concern in 2008
02/26/08 - Archstone Consulting Announces Senior Level Promotions
Five New Associate Principals Named Throughout U.S. and Europe
02/19/08 - Archstone Consulting Names Allard Goldschmeding Associate Principal
Industry Veteran Bolsters Archstone’s CFO Advisory Practice in Europe
02/07/08 - Archstone Consulting Named in Top IT Outsourcing Advisors 2007 Report
Placement Based on Specific Criteria Within the Advisor Market Space
02/07/08 - New Study Shows Companies Fail To Optimize Cost Reductions
Cost Transformation Survey Finds Effective, Underutilized Cost-Cutting Methods
02/04/08 - Archstone Consulting Names Ricardo Alvarez Managing Director
Proven Brand and Marketing Strategist to Drive Innovation and Growth Programs
01/30/08 - Survey Finds Inventory Improvements Stalled Among CPG Companies
Retailers and CPG Manufacturers Focus on Product Introductions
01/25/08 - Archstone Consulting Names Jam Attari Principal
20-Year Veteran Strengthens West Coast High Tech Strategy and Operations Practice
01/14/08 - Archstone Consulting New Location
Archstone Consulting Opens New Office in Downtown Chicago
10/30/07 - Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet and Archstone Consulting: Corporate Partners
10/17/07 - Archstone Consulting Reaches Global Alliance Agreement
Archstone Consulting and LG CNS/Entrue Consulting Partners
to Co-Market Services in Asia
10/10/07 - Archstone Consulting's 2007 Retail Holiday Forecast
Firm Projects 3% Increase in Holiday Sales
10/03/07 - Archstone Consulting Ranks on "Best Firms to Work For 2007" List
Archstone Consulting Ranks #6 In “Meeting Clients’ Needs” Category
09/18/07 - 2007 Retail Holiday Gift Cards Survey Results
Archstone Study Reveals Gift Card Sales Could Skyrocket to
$35 Billion This Holiday Season
The detailed information and analysis relating to Archstone Consulting’s
2007 Holiday Gift Card Survey findings is available for purchase by
contacting David Schutzman, Chief Marketing Officer – (203) 940-8221.
08/16/07 - Archstone Consulting Announces Launch of New Corporate Website
Archstone Consulting Celebrates Four Years with Release of New Website
06/18/07 - Archstone Consulting Named a Top Outsourcing Advisory Firm
Today announced that it has been ranked as the number 4 “Boutique Outsourcing
Advisory Firm" in the Brown-Wilson Group’s “The Black Book of Outsourcing,”
a best-selling international business book and outsourcing resource manual.
04/30/07 - Archstone Consulting Names Mark Simmons Principal
Industry veteran, Mark Simmons, set to lead the Operations practice in Europe
04/18/07 - The 2007 Duke MBA Leadership Experience
Todd Lavieri Keynotes at 2007 Duke MBA Leadership Experience
02/22/07 - Hyperion Presents “Partner of the Year” Award to Archstone Consulting
Archstone Consulting honored to receive prestigious award from Netherlands-based
Hyperion
02/21/07 - Rice University Presents Archstone Consulting's David VanHorn with Builder's Award
David VanHorn is the Recipient of the Houston Young Alumni Committee Builder's
Award
01/23/07 - Archstone Consulting Names New Chief Marketing Officer
Industry Veteran, David Schutzman, to Lead PR and Marketing Initiatives
12/12/06 - Archstone Consulting Expands West Coast Practice
Names industry veteran, David Fitzpatrick, as Principal to West Coast Strategy &
Operations Practice
11/06/06 – Survey Reveals 50% of Companies Dissatisfied with Return on Innovation Investment
Though 72% Still Plan to Increase Spending
10/03/06 - Archstone Consulting Forecasts Lowest Retail Sales Increase Since 2001
Declining Housing Market and Consumer Debt Cited as Leading Factors
09/20/06 - Maryann Gallivan named Global Life Sciences Practice Leader.
09/12/06 - Alliance Management Study Completed and Advisory Board Formed
Study examines alliance management issues and trends
09/06/06 - Archstone Consulting Recognized in Guide for BI and Program Management
A new report from AMR Research has recognized Archstone Consulting
08/14/06 - New Study Reveals Companies Seek Better Results in IT Outsourcing
Best In Class companies share commonalities
07/12/06 - New Archstone Consulting Study on Supplier Relationships
Notes companies report significant challenges in supply chain management.
06/08/06 - Archstone Consulting Announces Second Half Retail Sales Forecast
Projects 4-5% Growth in Second Half of 2006
06/06/06 - Archstone Consulting Acquires The Hazelton Group
A leading Brand Innovation and Global Brand Development firm.
01/30/06 - Archstone Consulting Expands Global Presence
Firm Opens London Office
10/30/07 - Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet and Archstone Consulting: Corporate Partners
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