Retail Operations
Supermarket operations, merchandising, safety procedures, staffing, and management practices.
Retail Operations · Premises Liability · Expert Testimony
Real-world operations.
Defensible opinions.
Expert consulting for attorneys who need more than a theoretical understanding of retail safety. Grounded in 15+ years of hands-on operational leadership.
Avram Klein, MBAFounder & Principal
15+ YearsRetail & operational leadership
Executive LeadershipVP of Operations · Former supermarket GM
Expert WitnessRetail safety & premises liability
Areas of Expertise
Premises Liability
Hazard identification, inspection protocols, slip-and-fall incidents, and accident prevention.
Litigation Support
Case evaluations, surveillance analysis, expert reports, depositions, and trial testimony.
What We Do
Expertise where operations meet litigation.
Focused analysis of how retail environments operate, how hazards arise, and how policies translate into everyday practices.
Case Review & Liability Analysis
Review of incident records, store policies, deposition testimony, photographs, and operational practices.
Surveillance Video Analysis
Detailed timelines of hazard creation, employee proximity, inspection opportunities, response, and post-incident activity.
Site Inspections
On-site evaluation of walking surfaces, merchandise displays, sight lines, aisle access, and safety practices.
Reports, Depositions & Trial
Clear, supportable opinions that connect industry practices with the specific facts of a case.
Have a retail liability case?Discuss the facts, deadlines, and operational questions.
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Experience built inside real operations.
Avram Klein, MBA, is the founder and principal of WittyExpert LLC and currently serves as Vice President of Operations at Healthy Bites Collective, a food-service program provider for private and charter schools in New York City. His leadership background spans supermarkets, wholesale distribution, restaurants, catering, e-commerce, logistics, and multi-site food-service operations.
As a former supermarket General Manager, he led a high-volume retail operation with approximately $20 million in annual sales and more than 60 associates. His responsibilities included safety and inspection programs, merchandising, staffing, receiving, loss prevention, customer service, and day-to-day store execution.
He also served as an e-commerce manager for Wakefern Food Corp., the nation's largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative, where he helped build and launch micro-fulfillment centers and advance online grocery operations.
Avram earned his MBA from Yeshiva University and his BA from Binghamton University. His perspective reflects both the written standards of retail operations and the realities of their implementation.
Case Focus
Every incident has an operational context.
Analysis is tailored to the facts, evidence, and practices relevant to each retail environment.
Slip, Trip & Fall
Inspection practices, notice, floor conditions, spill response, weather protocols, and employee observation opportunities.
Merchandise & Displays
Stacking, shelf loading, product placement, display stability, customer access, and falling merchandise.
Store Operations
Training, supervision, procedures, aisle management, receiving, and hazard-prevention systems.
Representative Retail Matters
Experience across the retail landscape.
Operational and safety issues evaluated in matters involving these companies and affiliated brands.
Western Beef
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Shaw's Supermarket
Walmart
Target
Kroger
Tops Friendly Markets
WalgreensCompany names identify matters in which WittyExpert provided analysis and do not imply affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.
WITTYEXPERT LLC
Operational experience matters.
Especially when the facts are in dispute.
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