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Butch Blum
Decades of luxury retail wisdom, shared with total honesty and complete commitment.
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Background
Butch grew up working in his parents' family shoe store in Salem, Oregon, and sold shoes at Nordstrom during college. In 1974, he opened his own luxury retail clothing store for men, adding women's apparel in 1981 and a branch sportswear store in 1991. After selling the company in 2016, he took on a consulting role at Management One.
During Covid, he helped over 20 retailers renegotiate untenable leases. There is little he hasn't seen and dealt with in the retail world, and he thoroughly enjoys sharing that experience and acquired wisdom with his clients — helping them grow and succeed is one of his greatest professional pleasures.
"Honesty, complete transparency, and an unwavering commitment to your goals."
— Butch
“Working with Butch Blum over the years has been instrumental in our success and growth strategies. His decades of success in the men’s luxury sector aligns with ours. Being able to speak the same language is motivating for us.”
“Butch has been a great partner to us at Smith’s. His guidance has helped us better understand our business, make smarter decisions and keep our inventory where it needs to be.”
THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP
What can I expect from Butch?
Open books from the start
Butch asks for transparency about where your business really is at not to judge, but because real progress starts with knowing exactly where you stand
Your monthly deep-dive analysis
Every month, your data is reviewed through Retail ORBIT to build your merchandise plan and cut through the noise to surface what actually matters. No data paralysis, concise goals, clear direction.
One session. Action items you can use.
Your monthly meeting covers the plan, the numbers that matter, and a concrete to-do list. Most clients understand their business fundamentally differently within six months.
Let's Chat
No pitch, no obligation.
Just an honest conversation about where your business is today and what's possible when you have the right data and someone who actually cares about your success.