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  • Accenture to acquire consulting firm Kurt Salmon

    Accenture, a global professional services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Kurt Salmon, a global strategy consulting firm focused on the retail industry.   The acquisition will expand Accenture Strategy’s capabilities in delivering strategy consulting services to retailers and private equity firms in a world disrupted by digital.
   

  • New strategies for CFOs

    From investments to support omnichannel initiatives to energy efficiency programs and equipment upgrades, prioritizing and approving capital expenditures has become increasingly complex for retail CFOs.

    “Retail CFOs are performing a high wire balancing act these days,” said Rod Sides, vice chairman and retail and distribution practice leader for Deloitte. “Online sales are growing while the traditional business is flat to declining, but still accounts for 80% of the revenue.

  • Simplification Can Help Retailers Adapt to the Mobile Movement

    The story of the “mobile first” generation isn’t a new one. Retailers have been told for years that mobile should be at the forefront of business strategy in order to meet consumers’ evolving expectations.
     
    Yet, there appears be a disconnect between existing mobile experiences and consumer sentiment.
     

  • Accenture names former Oracle exec as head of retail

    Jill Standish
      Jill Standish has joined Accenture Consulting and been named senior managing director, retail.   As the head of Accenture’s retail practice, Standish will focus on the business strategy and ongoing development and execution of retail industry strategy for clients. She will also manage the company’s retail industry client portfolio.  

  • Accenture names former Oracle exec as head of retail

    Jill Standish
    Jill Standish has joined Accenture Consulting and been named senior managing director, retail. As the head of Accenture’s retail practice, Standish will focus on the business strategy and ongoing development and execution of retail industry strategy for clients. She will also manage the company’s retail industry client portfolio.

  • Mall launches ‘industry-first’ navigation app

    One of the nation’s most successful upscale shopping centers has launched an app to make shopping easier and more personalized.

    The Mall at Short Hills, in Short Hills, New Jersey, has launched an app that offers what the center calls “first-of-its-kind” indoor navigation technology and a host of other shopper-friendly functionality.

  • Accenture: Mobile retail not advancing quickly enough

    Retailers are failing to meet consumer demand for increased convenience while shopping with mobile devices.

    According to new research from Accenture, the number of consumers shopping with mobile devices, grew 10% in the past year, from 36% of consumers in 2014 to 40% in 2015.

    Not surprisingly, the number of shoppers who want more retail services via mobile devices, particularly real-time in-store promotions, also grew to 47%, up from 40% in 2014. However, only 7% of retailers said they currently have the ability to send real-time promotions.

  • Technology summit comes to Walmart’s back yard

    Northwest Arkansas isn’t the first place that comes to mind when the phrase “hotbed of start-up activity” is uttered, but organizers of a first-of-its-kind technology summit are looking to change that perception.

    On November 10, more than 800 people are expected to gather at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers, Ark., for the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit, an event organized by the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Arkansas Council.

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