Retail
Flexible services to solve your biggest challenges
The retail sector is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Growing consumer influence, diminishing loyalty, rapid brand turnover, intense supply chain pressures, and a persistent shift toward a digital-first approach are all compelling retailers to continually rethink their business models. Whether brick-and-mortar, online, or increasingly a hybrid of both, retailers are placing change and transformation at the forefront of their priorities.
In such complex and dynamic organisations, there is a limited pool of talent with the skills necessary to drive transformation. Identifying, securing and developing these leaders is crucial—and challenging.
This is where we excel. Our expertise spans Interim Management, Executive Search, and Leadership Development. We work with some of the world’s largest global retailers, as well as emerging digital brands and private equity-backed ventures, to find and develop the right leaders quickly.
Whether it's filling an interim leadership gap when a key role becomes vacant, bringing in specific expertise to execute large-scale transformation, or developing leadership capacity to help reach critical strategic milestones, we deliver. With decades of experience, we ensure you have the leadership needed to make an immediate impact and drive sustained success.
Powering your performance
We use our deep sector knowledge, unrivalled networks and dedicated research team to leave no stone unturned to find and develop the right leaders for you. And when something different is needed, our industry teams work together to introduce perspective from outside the sector giving you fresh, diverse thinking and options.
Explore our people advisory solutions
In the fast-paced retail industry, dynamic leadership is key to staying ahead. Our executive consultants specialise in identifying exceptional leaders—not just the best available, but the top talent in the market. With decades of experience, we conduct thorough, customised searches to find the leaders who will drive your retail business forward and make a real impact. Let us help you secure the visionary talent that will set you apart.
As the leading provider of Interim Management solutions in the retail industry, our clients trust us to deliver top-tier leadership that drives immediate results and strategic advantage. Unlock your business's full potential by exploring our Interim Management services and discover how our experts can help you achieve your goals in this fast-evolving sector.
As the retail industry adapts to new technologies, it's essential for leaders to stay ahead. Whether you're focusing on developing individual executives or enhancing entire teams, our tailored workshops and programs will ensure your senior leaders excel in their roles today and in the future. Let us help you equip your leadership with the skills and insights needed to navigate the evolving retail landscape successfully.
Some of our clients
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Interim management
Georgia found us a Customer Analytics Programme Director for a large CX transformation, navigating multiple challenging stakeholders and a demanding timeline. We have a strong internal talent function & partnered with Georgia for this highly specialist role. The interim was fantastic and she hit the ground running, which is what we needed. Having co-created the scope of works she also helped to ensure the programme stayed on track and we had measurably ROI when our interim wrapped up their assignment. I would absolutely recommend Talent teams use Georgia for any interim needs they may have.
Head of Executive Talent
Asda
Georgia understood our business challenge and proposed an effective solution using an experienced interim. This proved to be absolutely the right approach, compared with using a consultancy, which was the alternative considered. The interim had the skills and expertise needed by the operations team. Equally important, he was able to work well with them, and gain their understanding and buy-in to the changes proposed. The challenge was significant since we requested [NSCG] to help us in transforming our UK warehousing operations guaranteeing the level of service (especially during peak season) business was expecting from operations.
Chief Operating Officer
The Body Shop
We hired multiple interims through Georgia, including a property specialist and a restructuring consultant (through our private equity shareholder). She understood both briefs and collaborated with me to select the right individuals. Because of Georgia we decided to hire a property interim with experience in industry as well as within a consultancy, rather than simply use a commercial consultancy. The rest of the Board was very pleased with the outcomes delivered. I hope that we work together in the future.
CEO
General merchandise retailer, Europe
We went to market for an interim Country Manager in UK and Georgia’s approach gave us confidence from the beginning. As an industry expert she understood our requirements and found us a broad range of potential candidates including some left-field options, as we requested. We hired someone who delivered exactly what we aimed for but in addition to that, improvements we haven’t thought was possible to achieve within the time frame of the scope. She checked in regularly to ensure the assignment was going as well as possible. We would recommend Georgia for any interim needs you have.
Managing Director & Head of HR
Furniture retailer, Europe
