Technology/Services

Davidovich Joins b2b Solutions

Has 30 years experience in convenience retailing , petroleum marketing
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Steve Montgomery, president of b2b Solutions, has announced the addition of Avry Davidovich to the company as a consulting partner. b2b Solutions is a Chicago-based consultancy that specializes in working with retailers and suppliers in the convenience store and petroleum marketing industry.

Davidovich has 30 years experience in convenience retailing and petroleum marketing. As a retailer, he has held positions ranging from store manager to president and CEO. In addition to his extensive retail experience, he most recently led NRC Financial Advisers' [image-nocss] M&A practice.

Heperformed evaluations of more than 5,200 retail locations including chains ranging in size from 20 sites to some of the largest chains in the industry includingmore thana dozen chains of 100 locations or more. Davidovich started his career with Marathon Oil and filled a variety of management positions including special assistant to the president. In 1992, he founded Davidovich Oil Co., which he subsequently sold to F.F.P. Partners, a publicly traded company withmore than400 stores.

Davidovich joined that organization as executive vice president and served as a member of its board of directors.He then founded Vista Stores in Dallas, where he held the titles of president and CEO. Vista grew to 120 convenience stores operated in five states under his leadership. He has developed a keen understanding of operations, and acquisitions and mergers of c-stores and petroleum marketing companies.

Montgomery added, "Avry has a long and distinguished career in the industry as a retailer and supplier. b2b Solutions is extremely proud to be able make his extensive retail, evaluation and merger and acquisition expertise available to our clients."

b2b Solutions provides retailers with a wide range of consulting services designed to assist the retailer in improving short and long-term profitability. These efforts include working with retailers in the areas of business planning, consolidation/merger and acquisition advice, operations analysisand improvement, marketing plans/tactics, foodservice, human resources, training, technology integration and gasoline marketing.

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