About Us - Merchandising Solutions Group Inc.

Merchandising Solutions Group, Inc. provides outsourcing services to companies for their Merchandising and Assembly needs. Many times retail companies lose focus on what they do best, which is sell products through its retail stores. They choose to do the work in-house instead of hiring an outside company because of the expense involved. What happens in effect is the retail store loses sales because of its lack of focus on selling. In addition, the store may not be set up correctly and safely going forward.
However in every retail location from time to time, companies will alter at least one of the following while in business — vendor lines, point of purchase information, the square footage of its retail stores, and the general look of the store. These undertakings become time consuming and tedious. Merchandising Solutions Group specializes in all of these areas, which include:

You will find that there is a significant return on investment for our customers once a job is completed. Our customers see a dramatic increase in sales volume. We have references to back this up!

About the Officers

Rick Clark – President
Rick is originally from Atlanta attending the University of Georgia and graduating from Georgia State University with a BA in Journalism. He started his career in the radio and television industry working for CNN in Atlanta. He later did on-air work for ESPN and the USA Network.
In 1988, he founded Solar Shield, Inc. and was its President for 14 years. Solar Shield manufactured and sold insulation products domestically and internationally for residential and commercial applications. Some of its clients included Home Depot, Lowe’s, Builders Square, Payless Cashways, etc. Rick developed a new product line called Solar Board in the mid 1990’s in-conjunction with Louisiana-Pacific and International Paper. This product line does in excess of one billion dollars today.
Rick has extensive experience in Corporate Partnerships, Operations Management for its Manufacturing Facility, the Merchandising of New and Existing Product Lines, Buyer Relationships, Inventory Management, Sales Training and Management, New Business Development, International Business Development, Marketing Management, Design and Implementation of Automated Control Systems, etc.
Rick’s background has been a good fit for the Merchandising Industry. His experience has been vital in building a good solid company infrastructure. Thus far, Merchandising Solutions Group has been able to execute its programs with its clients completely and flawlessly. The company looks forward to continued controlled growth.

Karen Reeves - Vice President
Karen is originally from Wilkesboro, NC. She graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Gardner Webb University with Summa Cum Laude honors.
Karen spent 28 years with Lowe’s working in many areas of the company. Some of the departments that Karen worked in include Product Merchandising, Senior Management in Strategic Planning, Senior Management in Business Process Improvement, Senior Management in Sales Communications, Senior Corporate Internal Audit Manager, Supervisor in Corporate Trade Payables, Store Expansion, Advertising, Inventory Management, Corporate Communications, Project Leader that researched and designed processes for the International Buying offices, etc.
Karen has a solid understanding of the Retail Industry and is especially experienced in Business Development and Project Management. Her knowledge has played a major role in expanding Merchandising Solutions Group’s client base throughout the U.S. In addition, Karen is valuable in the continued development of the company’s processes, systems, procedures, and policies.