Clarkston Consulting leverages decades of experience in consumer products consulting to remove barriers for leading companies in all industry sectors. One thing we know for sure is that no two consumer products companies are the same — different sectors encounter different problems, and we're ready to leverage our experience and training to solve your sector-specific needs. The consumer products industry is continually evolving as digital transformation changes the way companies go to market. Consumer products experts at Clarkston are prepared to help your company transition into the future, serving clients across fast moving consumer goods, consumer durables, food & beverage, wine, spirits & beer, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet products, and wholesale distribution.

We work with commercial and clinical-stage life sciences companies to innovate and drive growth in the face of regulatory uncertainty, pricing pressures, and an evolving industry landscape. As your life sciences consulting partner, we develop actionable solutions to address your needs, your stakeholders' needs, and your bottom line. Clarkston partners with life sciences companies to effectively meet their most pressing industry challenges, serving clients through a broad suite of services including data + analytics, digital + tech, management + strategy, innovation, mergers + acquisitions, people + change, quality + compliance, sales + marketing, SAP, and supply chain. Sectors served include pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, cell & gene therapy, contract manufacturing, generics, and wholesale distribution.

The retail industry is as fast-paced and as disruptive as ever. Retail consulting experts at Clarkston are prepared to help your company meet evolving customer expectations across channels and touch-points, serving clients through data + analytics, digital + technology, program + project management, management + strategy, innovation, mergers + acquisitions, people + change, point-of-sale, order management, SAP, and business process services. Clarkston partners with retail companies to effectively meet their most pressing industry challenges across specialty retail, grocery, convenience, restaurant & hospitality, eCommerce, apparel & footwear, luxury retail, and mass merchant, drug & club. Technology continues to enable retailers to drive innovation throughout their organization, and Clarkston helps guide retailers through crafting IT strategy, running vendor selections, and implementing new technologies.

Delivers data governance, actionable analytics, and managed analytics capabilities to drive data-driven decision-making across the enterprise. The firm supports pharma, diagnostics, and other data-intensive organizations in developing standardized KPI frameworks and conducting equity assessments informed by data analytics. Capabilities include data governance framework design and implementation, development of analytics platforms and dashboards, creation of standardized KPI and performance measurement frameworks, and managed analytics services that embed data-driven decision-making into organizational operations.

Helps businesses create digital strategies, design experiences, and build digital solutions that unlock new market opportunities and customer insights. The firm combines strategic advisory with full-service digital capabilities including dedicated in-house developers and design teams. Services span digital strategy development and roadmap creation, user experience and customer experience design, digital product and platform development, digital marketing strategy integration, and customer insights research to inform digital transformation initiatives.

Provides IT strategy and roadmap development, systems integration, and AI-ready architecture design to modernize enterprise technology ecosystems. The firm supports clients across retail, life sciences, consumer products, and wholesale distribution in developing comprehensive IT strategies aligned with business objectives. Capabilities include digital and technology strategy formulation, enterprise architecture design, systems integration planning, applications modernization, cloud architecture and platform engineering, and AI-ready infrastructure design to support modern enterprise technology requirements.

Drives sustainable organizational improvements through change management, business process consulting, organizational health and performance, training, and DE+I advisory. The firm combines empathy-driven workshops with practical organizational transformation, delivering custom training solutions and holistic DE+I strategies for global organizations. Services include change management and organizational transformation, business process optimization and redesign, organizational health assessments and effectiveness diagnostics, learning and development program design and delivery, and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy development and implementation to foster inclusive workplace cultures.

Supports private equity firms and their portfolio companies with deal sourcing, due diligence, value creation strategies, and exit planning. The firm delivers dedicated expertise in M&A advisory spanning acquisition of lines of business from large organizations through post-acquisition value creation. Capabilities include buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory, target identification and sourcing, comprehensive M&A due diligence, synergy identification and 100-day value realization planning, and portfolio company value creation strategy development to support PE investment lifecycles from acquisition through exit.

Partners with life sciences and consumer products companies to design and implement quality systems, regulatory compliance strategies, and laboratory information management. The firm delivers measurable outcomes including 60% reduction in lab cycle times and optimization of manufacturing processes from 120 to 60 days, plus establishment of data integrity programs ahead of regulatory deadlines. Services include GMP data integrity program design and training, quality system implementation and optimization, regulatory compliance strategy development, and laboratory information management system deployment supporting life sciences and regulated manufacturing environments.

Supports trade promotion strategy, digital engagement, and product commercialization to drive top-line growth across consumer products and retail clients. The firm delivers end-to-end capabilities spanning marketing strategy, trade promotion optimization, and digital engagement to unlock new revenue opportunities. Services include go-to-market strategy, product marketing and commercialization support, sales strategy and channel design, and digital engagement capabilities that integrate marketing technology and customer-facing digital solutions.

Helps clients develop and execute business strategies, innovation capabilities, and M&A activities to grow faster than the market. The firm partners with clients across biopharma, consumer products, and cloud-based sectors on strategic initiatives including supply chain landscape assessment, organization redesign, and M&A advisory for private equity acquisitions. Capabilities span corporate strategy development, business unit strategy formulation, growth strategy acceleration, and competitive positioning. The firm also supports M&A activities including target identification, buy-side and sell-side advisory, and due diligence for transactions ranging from line-of-business acquisitions to strategic portfolio decisions.

Delivers end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning and execution, serialization, logistics, and AI-driven analytics to build resilient and intelligent supply chains. The firm partners with retail, fashion, and industrial clients on 4PL vendor selection, supply chain visibility enhancement, and enterprise platform selection including PLM systems. Capabilities encompass full supply chain strategy and network optimization, demand and supply planning, logistics planning and route optimization, transport and warehousing management, and advanced analytics and AI-driven insights for supply chain resilience and performance optimization.