Growing consulting firm adds retail industry visionary and innovator to the executive team

BOSTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Retail Partners "BRP" is pleased to announce that Steve Beck has joined the firm beginning October 1, 2009.

Steve is a well known industry visionary, innovator and thought leader who has played key roles in the conception and development of a number of leading retail solutions. Steve is the inventor of IPO, a leading lifecycle pricing solution; inventor of Impact(TM), a portal for measuring future weather impacts on consumer demand; developer of WeatherPlanner(TM) a consumer event and activity planning system based on long range weather forecasts; inventor of ARTHUR(TM), a leading Merchandise Planning solution; inventor of TRIM(TM), the first retail ERP; and a co-inventor of RMS(TM), the first fully automated color and size distribution system for fashion retailing.

In addition to these innovative software contributions, Mr. Beck has been CEO for a number of retail software companies including Profimetrics, Island Pacific, Planalytics, Comshare Retail and Dennison TRG. He has consulted to retailers worldwide, and was part of the team that created the UK based multi-channel retailer NEXT, PLC. Earlier in his career, Steve was VP of Logistics at Limited Brands where he pioneered many of their strategic sourcing initiatives. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Retail Strategy and Operations as well as Strategic, Financial, Merchandise and Assortment Planning, Allocation, Merchandising, Analytics, Optimization and Logistics to the BRP team.

Steve joins an established team of experts focused on the demands of retailing. "We are extremely fortunate to have Steve's experience on our consulting team," said Walter Deacon, Principal at BRP. "His vision and leadership will significantly enhance the services we offer," he continued. "Steve brings the type of experience and knowledge we strive for," stated Ken Morris, Principal at BRP. "His innovation and dedication to the retail industry perfectly complement the experience of our team."

About Boston Retail Partners: BRP is an innovative and independent retail management consulting firm dedicated to providing superior service and enduring value to our clients. BRP combines its consultants' deep retail business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver superior design and implementation of strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm's unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients to achieve their business potential.

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