Problem
Vendor Sprawl
How accumulated telecom and IT vendors create cost, complexity, and support gaps across multi-location footprints.
How sprawl develops
Store openings, acquisitions, and franchisee autonomy each introduce new carriers, MSPs, and equipment vendors. Over time, no one has a complete inventory.
Hidden costs
Duplicate circuits, inconsistent SLAs, fragmented billing, and unclear escalation paths inflate total cost of ownership beyond line-item telecom spend.
Consolidation approach
Start with a complete vendor and circuit inventory, identify overlap, and define a target operating model before selecting consolidation partners.
Next step
Independent research is most useful when it leads to a concrete decision. Start here.
Model consolidation savings