Content about Risk

May 22, 2013
BDO report: Retailers rate economy and regulatory as top risks

General economic conditions and federal, state and/or local regulations rank as the top two risks facing the retail industry, according to a new report by BDO USA.

May 21, 2013
Regulation leads public retailer risks

Almost all of the top 100 public retailers (97%) consider federal, state and local regulations as a risk factor, according to a new analysis of 10K filings from the largest 100 U.S. public retailers by BDO, LLP.

February 21, 2013
Security surrounding social media and m-commerce top IT priorities

Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

December 27, 2012
Reducing Risk

Is your company’s selection process for a service provider exposing you to a higher degree of liability? As an expert witness of risk and liability in exterior maintenance services, I’ve reviewed hundreds of cases whose outcomes would surprise and challenge how many facility managers and property owners review Request for Proposals (RFPs) and select their service provider (SP).

July 18, 2012
Taking an Eyes-Wide-Open Approach to Managing Supply Chain Risk

By Mark Robinson, UPS Capital Corp.

March 25, 2011
Developers Diversified expands enterprise risk management commitment

Developers Diversified Realty Corp. announced Friday it has furthered its commitment to risk management with the formalization of its Enterprise Risk Management Program.

October 3, 2010
Ricky’s NYC taps Trintech for account reconciliation

Trintech Group, a leading provider of integrated financial governance, risk management and compliance software solutions,...

May 16, 2010
Moody's upgrades Whole Foods' outlook to positive

Moody's Investors Service on Monday raised Whole Foods Market's rating outlook to positive from stable,...

March 11, 2010
Big Lots names execs

Big Lots announced Friday that Joe R. Cooper and Lisa M. Bachmann have been named...

January 5, 2009
Lowe’s Appoints Chief Risk Officer

Lowe’s Cos. said Tuesday that Marshall Croom will become senior VP and chief risk officer,...

July 31, 2008
Complacency Before a Storm

The Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of Business, University...

May 31, 2008
Risk-less Business

Risk happens—all day, every day. The days when risk could be defined simply in...

May 31, 2008
Welcome Risk to the Table

Talking with retailers for this month’s cover story on risk management, I flashed back...

August 30, 2007
Mitigating Risks

“The one thing that always gets you is the one thing you never planned for.”...

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