Who we are...
• Leaders and experts in our field
• 20 + years of experience from around the world
• Excited about the future of the industry and want to
share our expertise and knowledge with other retail
professionals.
We provide an applied approach that can be used consistently across multiple channels, categories, and businesses.
Building our partners with optimal skills in:
1. Strategic thinking
2. Developing an authoritative voice
3. Encouraging entrepreneurship
4. Collaboration
5. Talent growth
6. Improved business acumen
Leading Industry
Experts
Our Founders
The retail sector continues to be an industry influx and changing rapidly. With supply chain challenges, changing customer behaviors and new marketing platforms launching almost daily, it can seem like nothing is ever the same.
Yet, the fundamentals and foundations of planning and running a business have not changed.
We know because we have been immersed in the industry in a variety of different positions and roles around the world for the past 20 years.
From working with start-ups in Asia to Fortune 500 companies in North America and leading teams in both digital upstarts and legacy industry powerhouses, we have experiences, takeaways and solutions for a variety of businesses.
As thought leaders and technical experts in our field, we bring a balance of both the art and science of retail to our clients.
We are excited about the future of our industry and want to secure a business knowledge standard to equip peers and future retail professionals with better industry acumen.
— Stephen & Kristina
Leading Industry
Experts
Our Vision
As thought leaders and technical experts in our field, we bring a balance of both the art and science of retail to the table. We are excited about the future of our industry and want to engage in creating a business knowledge standard to equip peers and future retail professionals with essential industry acumen.
We have been immersed in the industry in a variety of different positions and roles around the world for the past 20 years. We have experiences, takeaways and solutions for a variety of businesses that we want to share with other retail professionals who are wanting to develop their skill sets. This is the reason we created the Retail Collective.
Welcome on board!
Leading Industry
Experts
Stephen Rector
Stephen Rector is an international retail executive and consultant, with extensive experience leading merchandise strategy, sourcing, curation & data optimization across a variety of channels. Stephen has had successful results in a variety of companies including a startup in Asia to Fortune 500 companies in the United States.His work has yielded accelerated growth for digital and physical retail models as diverse as Alibaba's Tmall, Macys Inc & Michael Kors.
Whether working for Fortune 500 companies or emerging startups & brands, Stephen Rector engages at the appropriate levels to establish the operational processes, organizational skills, and business relationships to ensure that customers receive an elevated experience with products and brands that they love.
"Stephen is Incredibly knowledgeable about retail. He understands the business acumen & dynamic variables that you need to be successful in both retail & wholesale. He respects that having a successful relationship & trustworthy reputation builds the foundation for a career that lasts your lifetime.
Our relationship has been built on a trustworthy partnership and you can always count on him, personally & professionally."
~Amy Powers, Founder and CEO - LaLa Land Creative Company
Kristina has over 20 years of experience leading teams, creating merchandise and operational planning strategies, implementing retail application solutions and IT business process enhancements across a variety of channels. She has worked with leading retailers including L’Occitane, GAP, Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, Sony and Macys.
As a leader in retail information technology, Kristina has a history of building out strong IT support teams while providing architecture and infrastructure evaluations delivering high ROI results utilizing the most viable and cost-efficient technologies in the industry.
Kristina has a proven track record in business consulting and process re-engineering, supporting strategic planning, business case development and chain planning. Her focus is on developing and training global executives and creating a human centered methodology and approaches to all areas of Retail/Wholesale Planning roles.
Kristina Chan
"Kristina was a pleasure to have on our team. She covered off on the work for a year and did not just get the job done but leaned in and created relationships with our merchants. She challenged the team to think about inventory as it related to assortment shape and was critical in helping drive data based decisions. We were lucky to have her as a part of the team!
~Veronica
Global Consumer Planning - Nike
Our Clients
"Your efforts and contributions in the Global Kids Footwear space were incredibly important in standing up our successful Kids Consumer first plans.
You are a pleasure to work with and a brilliant planning talent!
HUGE thank you to you for all of the incredible work you’ve done and your incredible partnership and leadership over the past year."
Nike - Global Inventory Planning Team
"You are a great visionary that takes businesses forward through calculated risks and strategic decisions. You taught me the importance of relationships and networking. You are supportive and thoughtful and know how to maximize a high-performance team."
Erica Elmore
VP - Burlington Coat Factory
"THANK YOU again for everything. I’ve really enjoyed working with you- you’ve not only made my job easier, but you have brought me so much clarity as it relates to a best-in-class relationship with a consumer planning partner."
Nike - Global Kids Merchandising Team
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