Recognizing a trend in 2002 that retailers were increasing their expectations of the supplier base, Jim founded ERS to help improve the retail business acumen of suppliers. As a former Buyer at JCPenney he managed or bought key categories in Men’s, Children’s, and Home Textiles. Over the last 22 years ERS has vastly improved the decision-making capability of retailers, suppliers, distributors, and brands enabling them to turn inventory faster, forecast more accurately and deepen visibility to sales. Jim has been featured in various Technology, Apparel, Home Textiles and Licensing publications and has conducted seminars at industry associations and trade shows including NRF, NEECOM, Retail Smarter, The Licensing Show and MAGIC. Jim serves on the advisory board at the Miller Center for Retail and Research at the University of Florida, his alma mater. ERS were recently honored to be selected as a Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Provider by Retail CIO Outlook magazine.