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Johnny Custer, LPC, CFI

Johnny Custer, LPC, CFI, is director of analytics for asset and profit protection at Sears Holdings. He is a career loss prevention leader with more than twenty years of experience at field, analytical, and corporate levels. Custer is recognized as a specialist with a “holistic” approach to loss prevention and profit management. For over a decade, he has placed a high premium on proactive data-driven LP philosophy, developing and working with algorithms that touch all areas of the retail business enterprise. Prior to joining Sears, Custer served as a consultant to several C-suite executive teams and worked for several retailers including CVS/Caremark, Kmart/Super-K, and Value City Department Stores. He can be reached at 847-286-5435 or at johnny (dot) custer (at) searshc (dot) com.

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Shrink + Markdowns = Fully Loaded Impact

While often expected and sometimes necessary to drive the business forward, markdowns still impact the bottom line, especially when considering the unbudgeted, store-initiated markdowns generated to mitigate aging or excessive inventory.

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Data Analytics Pyramid

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