Denise Kulak

Meticulous merchandising professional adept in merchandising plan development and seasonal promotions illustrated over 20 years in Fine Art and Retail Visual Merchandiser roles. Creative and hardworking with demonstrated success in driving sales through artistic visual displays. Detail-oriented merchandising professional aiming to leverage 30 years of developing effective visual displays to bring value to Visual Merchandiser role. Strong passion for utilizing consumer behavior expertise and knowledge of color theory to create captivating visual displays. Creative Visual Merchandiser with expertise in overstock management and retail sales campaigns. Contributes unwavering work ethic and commitment to quality. Known for customer-focused initiatives and knowledgeable about modern merchandising. Artistic Visual Merchandiser eager to contribute 20 years of experience to the Nike team in a Visual Merchandiser role. Creative and skillful with a passion for bringing brand image to life and cultivating sales through product promotion.

• Instrumental in relaying third floor at Saks Fifth Avenue resetting mannequins, counter displays, signage, and floor fixtures through adherence to visual merchandising and brand standards.
• Maintain all visual displays and signage in men's furnishings (dress shirts, ties, belts, suits, shoes) then as 3rd floor manager (dresses, plus size, swim, coat, lingerie, children's, gift) at Saks Fifth Avenue
• Chosen by Executive Vice President Super Kmart Center to merchandise and set 25' housewares gadget, dinnerware, small appliances, and lamp departments according to plan-o-grams for all new stores nationwide as lead working with sales representatives and store staff. Track down merchandise and signage. Alter plan-o-gram to fit unique store space and counter layout. Ensure all products represented.
• Sell, train, and assist with training manuals for Huffy Service First visual merchandising resets of all Kmart hardware departments within a 30 day period.
• Oversee merchandisers in Detroit market for Huffy Service First building bicycles, grills, pool tables, etc. for Kmart, Sears, Walmart, JCPenney.
• Set, update, and maintain all visual cosmetic counter displays, signage, and cases when counter manager for Prescriptives, Elizabeth Arden, and Mens Fragrances working for multiple department stores over 10 years
• Set all visual displays for ladies accessories including scarfs, handbags, and jewelry at Bloch's downtown Indianapolis
• Chosen by the Detroit Art Market Executive Director to set up all displays of art and craft work in a 5,000 sq ft gallery for the Annual Holiday Show bringing in the largest dollar amount of sales for this show ever
• Chairperson of the Michigan Legacy Art for the Legacy Gala. Set all visual displays for live and silent auction doubling sales in the silent auction by 50%
• Set up 15 trade show booths annually including coordination of shipment and signage for Santoro Graphics (greeting card and stationery) products