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Gord Peters
Turning your numbers into clarity, so you can lead instead of react.
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Background
As President of Focus Retail, Gord has spent the last 14 years helping independent retailers throughout the United States and Canada make smarter inventory decisions, improve cash flow, and build more profitable businesses through data-driven retail planning.
His career started in indie retail with a 13-store regional menswear chain, before moving into wholesale — first for a leading Canadian menswear manufacturer, then launching his own wholesale manufacturing brand. He spent 13 years building that brand across North America, managing strategic relationships with retailers including Harry Rosen and Holt Renfrew, before bringing that full-spectrum retail experience to consulting.
"I make sure my clients understand their numbers and are always ahead of the curve."
— Gord
“Working with Gord has been an extremely positive and valuable experience for our business. With a portfolio as broad as ours, his direction and insight has been instrumental in narrowing our focus and eliminating assumptions, giving us greater clarity and confidence in how we run our business!””
“Working with Gord allows us to take a step back and look at our business in a new, innovative, and cost effective way. Our monthly meetings give us a chance to regroup, providing us with perspective and leaving us motivated to take action. By analyzing our sales and purchases, we are now able to identify those areas of our inventory that are really working for us! Most significantly, by focusing on our Open to Buy, our inventory has never been better! We’ve moved out almost ALL our old inventory, and are now able to maintain the right amount of current stock to drive profitable sales!”
THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP
What can I expect from Gord?
Clarity
I make sure that my clients understand their numbers and what issues are driving (and impeding) their potential success. I make sure that my clients are always ahead of the curve, seeing what is coming down the road, so that they are able to influence their future rather than simply react to issues as they arise.
Support
Indie Retail can a be a lonely place. I make myself available to my clients 24/7, not just once a month for 2 hours. If here is something on their minds, they know they can reach out any time and I’ll be there to listen and advise as best I can.
Commitment
I treat every one of my clients’ businesses as though they were my own. Having run my own business and seen the highs as well as the lows, I know what to look out for and how to catch potential problems before they become serious issues.
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.