At Targeted Technology Solutions, we know that behind every

successful retail project lies a matchless blend of talent, attitude,

knowledge, and tools. It is our belief that this blend can best be

achieved through community. The kind that results in deep

relationship building, pure collaboration, knowledge sharing, and

open, unstructured conversation. We build these communities!

Lee Kent, CEO and Chief Retail Authority

has directed numerous consulting and strategic initiative

engagements for retail over the past thirty years. Her work
has ranged from IT practice assessments, Business Initiative

Strategies, Market Opportunities, to technology delivery and

implementation. Lee has served as the NA Retail Industry Practice

Leader for a major global managed services provider, Retail

Technology Consulting Principal for a Big 4 consulting firm,

Director Supplier Management and Integration for an e-commerce

start-up venture, Director of Managed Services for a major retail

company and has brought her subject matter expertise to smaller

organizations in order to help them build strong retail practices.

Lee has now blended her consulting expertise with social media

through TheRetailTradeCenter in order to bring the new media

tools of collaboration and communication to Retail.

Lee has worked with clients in all aspects of retail from world-

renowned retailers to software providers and start-ups. It is through

these many years working with some of retail’s ‘best in class’ including

The Home Depot, Lowes, Federated Department Stores, Pier 1, Bose

Corp and through partnership with many known retail ‘insiders’, she has

gained a great depth and breadth of understanding in the retail industry.

She is well versed in retail ‘top of mind’ issues especially focused at

the store level.

Her brainchild, TheRetailTradeCenter, a social network for the Retail

minded, was successfully launched in 2007 and continues to grow.

Lee is a board member of the Technology Association of Georgia,

Consulting Society; member of Women in Technology; a participant

in the GLG Counsel of Industry Leaders; has participated in the Retail

Industry Leadership Association, National Retail Federation, and is a

recognized Retail Insider. She also Tweets as @lhkent, blogs, Friend

Feeds, Face Books and others.

Join her conversation!