Big Peach's Mike Cosentino thinks outside the box.
M
ike Cosentino, founder of Big
Peach Running Company,
the seven-shop specialty run
operation in Georgia, says his business, too,
is wrestling with ongoing supply chain issues.
"It has impacted habitual behaviors by
our team in the models they bring from
our stockrooms to the way our buyers
spend their time, with the necessity of
securing and sharing updates accordingly,"
he opines.
With an eye on the future, and what
can be learned from the current state of
aairs, he notes, "If we are going to have
any favorable legacy from these challenges
now and in the months ahead, we need
to scrutinize where improvements should
have been made long ago."
Adds Cosentino, "For us, it is time to break
the gurative box on how we move product
among our various stores and business units,
how we receive shipments and perceive and
consider payment terms with our suppliers
and how we become even less dependent
upon the at-once and special orders. It is
just true that our planning exercises for
2022 may not be able to delve quite deeply
into the sexier growth initiatives until we
rst fully immerse ourselves in the critical
details associated with procurement." l
Learning Along the Way. Big Peach Running Company.
l Key Issues Impacting Specialty Run Retail
28 • September 2021 sportstyle • sportstylemag.com
