Rick Schlenther
Visual Merchandising | Customer Experience | Store Design | Brand Development | Hospitality Retail
- Role
- Retail Strategy Specialist at Marcus Hotels & Resorts
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rick Schlenther
Impassioned leader focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences. Combines…
Experience
Retail Strategy Specialist
May 2019 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Development of new retail concepts and reinvention of current retail spaces to increase customer traffic, sales and profit levels. Evaluate space allocation, diversify merchandise assortments and execute new presentation standards to engage the consumer and support the demographics of each property.Conceptualized and launched the retail space for the company’s Milwaukee art hotel concept: Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel. Recognized by USA Today as the #2 Best New Hotel in the USA in 2019 and a “Must See” by the NY Times in 2020. Delivered curated merchandise assortment featuring local artisan pieces and distinct gift items focused on celebrating the creative spirit, making Kate\'s Curiosities retail space a destination for guests and locals.Implemented new point of sale, ticketing and automated inventory process at Saint Kate to reduce associate workload, ensure transaction accuracy and identify potential shortage concerns.Partnered with Saint Kate artisans to execute pop-up shops during local gallery nights to drive incremental revenue and awareness for the property and artists.Reimagined Hilton Madison Monona Terrace retail space, increasing sales by 40% by introducing locally sourced gift and gourmet food items and branded product with exclusive or limited distribution.Visually transformed Monona Terrace retail space with branded graphics, menu signing, décor and fixtures that improved space functionality and merchandise capacity by 30%.
Education
Central Methodist University
Business Administration and Management, General
Skills
- Store Operations
- New Store Openings
- Brand Management
- Window Displays
- Sportswear
- Styling
- Retail Sales
- Apparel
- Store Management
- Retail
- Merchandise Planning
- Retail Design
- Department Stores
- Planograms
- Fashion
- Pos
- Creative Direction
- Fashion Design
- Private Label
- Trend Analysis
- Assortment
- Cpfr
- Visual Merchandising
- Trend
- Trend Forecasting
- Merchandising
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