Merchandising

Early in Don's career he develped a passion for home furinishings and specifically the merchandisng, design and product development process that is so closely aligned together. The ability to analyse the market and identify market voids, developing consumer needs and functional, fashionable, aspirational products with pricing that projects value and profitabilty balance (at wholesale and retail ) became fun and not work for him.

 The skill set to analyse company strengths and match to market need is a strength that McCreary & Associates offers. He has extensive pricing and  vendor/manufacturer negotiation skills. He has managed demand planning and global sourincg. His experience in vertically integrated cpmanies like Bassett and Ethan Allen are critical factors.