ACHIEVING GROWTH
Specialist retail consulting
ADVISE
Retail Strategic Advisory: Guided by years of invaluable hands-on experience, I offer and deliver strategic insights that will guide retail entities of all sizes towards enduring growth, seamless market adaptation, and innovative breakthroughs. My goal is to empower businesses to thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
CONNECT
Retail Specialist Recruitment - drawing from my 30-year international career in iconic retail environments I have cultivated an extensive network and a nuanced comprehension of the end-to-end retail landscape. Leveraging this, I am committed to seamlessly connecting businesses with extraordinary talent, precisely tailored to their requirements, fostering unprecedented growth and prosperity
CONSULT
Merchandise Planning, Merchandise & ERP Systems development, Sourcing and Supply Chain consulting: With an in-depth command of Buying & Merchandise planning, coupled with a profound grasp of international sourcing and supply chain intricacies and challenges, I am in a unique position to enable retailers to optimize their operations and elevate customer experiences. My expertise in both systems and strategies positions me as a catalyst for operational excellence
Where we add value
🌍 Sourcing & Supply Chain Power Moves
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Build smarter sourcing strategies
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Own your freight and courier negotiations
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Set up DCs and 3PLs that scale
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Deliver on CSR, manage Trusted Trader compliance
✍️ Contracts That Work Hard
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Nail the details—licensing, logistics, royalties
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Structure 3PL & DC SOPs that protect and perform
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Get terms that serve your growth
🛒 E-Commerce That Converts
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Strategy, platforms, performance—connected
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Seamless fulfilment, smarter returns
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Negotiate better carrier deals
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Plug in wholesale platforms, pain-free
🔎 People & Potential
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Recruit the spine of your business—merch & ops specialists
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Clarify roles, evaluate team capability
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Confirm candidate fit with confidence
🧠 Smart Systems & Merchandise Mastery
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Architect your IT & ERP ecosystem for now and next
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Realign merchandise planning with purpose
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Lead system selection & end-to-end implementations
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Define roles, streamline processes, and make RACI real
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Nail your range, pricing, and inventory decisions
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Clear the clutter: age stock smart, exit clean
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Reporting that tells you what matters—fast
🏢 Property with Purpose
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Pick the right sites, back them with data
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Win at concession & VTT deals
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Franchise frameworks that work for both sides
🔍 Big Picture Strategy
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Shape the vision, map the path, track the wins
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Rework structures for agility & clarity
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Build KPIs that actually move the dial
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Independent lens on acquisitions & inventory
ABOUT:
PETER VENTER
Founder and CEO of LinQ Retail
Peter has over 30 years of retail industry experience across diverse retail formats with an emphasis on specialty fashion apparel and footwear but also spanning sporting, outdoor, hardgoods, cosmetics and seasonal ambient food.
Possessing an exceptionally strong merchant mentality and expertise in key disciplines supporting the operational spinal functions including Merchandise & Marketing, Merchandise planning, Ecommerce, Logistics, Sourcing & Supply chain, Property, Production programming & IT.
A particular interest, passion and expertise in Merchandise & ERP systems selection, development and configuration, Buying office and E-commerce procedure reorganization with experience in optimising performance and driving strategic and organizational change across the entire merchadise lifecycle.
A career building to multiple GM and Chief Operating Officer roles spanning hard and soft goods within a broad range of retail, wholesale, and vertical groups both in Australia and internationally. Senior roles held in public and private companies represent the wider Australasian retail landscape including Brand collective; The PAS group; Jeanswest; Anaconda/Spotlight; Target; Payless shoes; David Jones; Katies & The Warehouse group and more.
Prior to moving to Australia in 1995 Peter held merchandise management positions at Woolworths and The
Foschini Group in South Africa, as well as Management Accounting, Sales, and Production programming roles at Pepkor and Kohler Packaging after completing management accounting qualification from the Cape Peninsula University (RSA).
CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE
