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Wendi Tanner
Helping retailers turn data into confident decisions and healthier cash flow.
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Background
Wendi Tanner has spent more than 40 years helping retailers build healthier, more profitable businesses through strategic merchandising, disciplined inventory planning, and practical financial guidance. Her career spans executive buying, brand development, entrepreneurship, and consulting.
Wendi began her retail career with Target's Department Store Division, where she spent 15 years in progressive merchandising leadership roles — launching the Contemporary business, buying European Designer and Advanced Designer collections, and ultimately leading the Jewelry Division, where she created three private-label brands. She later co-owned a wholesale fashion jewelry company for 20 years before becoming a Certified Management One Retail Expert in 2016, helping owners transform data into confident decisions.
"A trusted partner who turns your numbers into clear priorities — not just reports."
— Wendi
“From day one, Wendi has been that partner. Her expertise, combined with the Management One process, has helped me consistently have the right products at the right time to grow my business profitably.”
“Working with Wendi has been one of the best investments I’ve made in my business. She helps me stay ahead of inventory, trends, freshness, and turnover while finding creative ways to keep product moving.”
THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP
What can I expect from Wendi?
Open books from the start
Wendi asks for transparency about where your business really is — not because he's judging, but because he can't help you get somewhere new without knowing where you actually are.
Your monthly deep-dive analysis
Every month, he reviews your data through Retail ORBIT, builds your merchandise plan, and cuts through the noise to surface what 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. In six months, most clients understand their business fundamentally differently.
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.