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Accolades & Applause

"Retail Speaker & Retail Consultant James Dion is a consummate professional who is extremely knowledgeable in the worldwide retail industry."

 

“Stefania’s firsthand retail experience enables her to develop practical solutions that work in the real-world."

James Dion, Retail Speaker & Retail Consultant


James Dion (Jim), founder and president of Chicago-based Dionco Inc., is an internationally known Retail Speaker & Trainer, Retail Consultant, and the Author of the best-sellers "Retail Selling Ain’t Brain Surgery, It’s Twice As Hard", "Start and Run a Retail Business" and "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store".

Stefania Pinton, Retail Consultant


Stefania Pinton is a partner at Dionco. She has over 20 years of international retail industry knowledge and experience having worked for some of the largest retail companies in the world.

 

Our Network

At Dionco we rely on a network of resources for additional support and collaboration. In our business, we also have the privilege of working with some of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies in the field of technology applied to retail. With some of these companies we have built strategic partnerships. These are companies that have either relied
in part on our retail expertise to build unique solutions
or whom we have recognized as having
breakthrough technologies that deliver
competitive advantages and
dramatic sales
increases.

resources
partners
  • McMillan|Doolittle - Chicago

    A retail consulting firm based in Chicago with expertise in "interpreting the retail marketplace and converting insights into successful strategies.” 

    Willard Ander - Will is a partner at McMillan|Doolittle and is an experienced retailer with a distinguished academic and professional career as well as an extensive background in consumer research, analysis, and planning.

    Anne Brouwer - Anne is a partner at McMillan|Doolittle with extensive retail management and retail consulting experience.

    Neil Stern - Neil is a partner at McMillan|Doolittle specializing in the area of strategic planning and the development of new retail concepts.

    Keven Wilder - Keven is a consultant at McMillan|Doolittle specializing in new store start ups and helping companies grow their business.

  • RIT Experts: Retail Technology & Strategy

    A consulting firm specializing in retail technology strategies, best practice research and outsourcing the right solutions. 

    Rena Granofsky - Rena is President of RIT Experts. She founded the company to help retailers survive and thrive through the educated use of technology. With over 25 years in retail technology, Rena has worked all sides of the four legged stool: as a retailer, technology vendor, consultant, and research analyst.

  • Creative Insights

    A retail consulting and training firm based in Vancouver (BC), Canada specializing in retail operations and selling.

    Ted Topping -Ted is the President of Creative Insights in Vancouver and the co-author of the Start and Run a Retail Business book. Ted has a broad experience in store operations, marketing, selling skills, advertising and design. 

  • Barclay West Communications

    A communication firm based in Vancouver (BC) Canada. 

    Tuija Seipell - Tuija is President of Barclay West Communications Inc. She is an experienced writer, editor, corporate communicator and publicist with clients across North America and Europe. Tuija has worked with and written about the retail industry for more than 25 years. 

  • webmu

    webmu (http://www.webmu.net) is the firm responsible for the design and development of this site. They have been developing websites for companies large and small and are known for their dynamic and innovative applications, including a proprietary Content Management Solution (CMS) that allows clients to easily and seamlessly manage and maintain their site completely on their own.

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  • Cybertec Research

    Cybertec Research is a Software Development firm specialized in manufacturing and retail software solutions for businesses worldwide. One such software innovation is their Online Selling Solution which allows retailers and manufactures who sell their products online to dramatically increase customer satisfaction, repeat business, conversion rate, average transaction, and reduce their rate of returns. Cybertec’s Online Selling Solution is a process of needs determination that allows customers to find the perfect solution by answering targeted questions about their specific needs.

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  • Above The Treeline

    Above the Treeline is a provider of Web-Based Software that allows retailers to link to suppliers, vendors, and businesses to analyze and benchmark cross-store and own-store sales data. Above The Treeline gives retailers the opportunity to analyze their sales against other stores and the suppliers’ sales numbers and better manage their inventory based on trends and opportunities.

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