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  • RILA in conference partnership with Sustainable Brands

    The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is merging its sustainability-focused conference with Sustainable Brands.     Beginning in 2017, the two will produce a single conference together than includes a retail-specific program track, in addition to Sustainable Brands’ usual program, which covers sustainability-led brand innovation across multiple consumer-facing industries.  

  • NRF, ICSC both predict solid increase in holiday sales to rise 3.6%

    Two major retail organizations delivered some early holiday cheer to retailers.   The National Retail Federation and the International Council of Shopping Centers issued their annual holiday forecasts on Tuesday, and both predicted holiday shoppers will spend more this year than they did last year.   

  • Deloitte: Holiday sales to increase 3.6% to 4%, smaller niche players increasing share

    Retailers should see a modest uptick in holiday sales this year. But the news isn’t all positive for big chains or even major online retailers.   

  • Report: Digital-influenced in-store spending keeps rising

    Despite an increase in digitally-influenced retail spending, a gap still remains between retailers and digital shoppers.

    Digital interactions influence 56 cents of every dollar spent in retail stores, totaling $2.1 trillion by the end of the year – up from 14 cents of every dollar in 2013, according to Deloitte's new study, “The New Digital Divide: The Future of Digital Influence in Retail.”

  • Report: Digital-influenced in-store spending keeps rising

    Despite an increase in digitally-influenced retail spending, a gap still remains between retailers and digital shoppers.

    Digital interactions influence 56 cents of every dollar spent in retail stores, totaling $2.1 trillion by the end of the year – up from 14 cents of every dollar in 2013, according to Deloitte's new study, “The New Digital Divide: The Future of Digital Influence in Retail.”

  • Retailers Take the Guesswork Out of Back-to-School

    The back-to-school season is now in motion, kick-starting a series of peak holidays for retailers. Everything that follows is an opportunity.  

  • 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.

  • Nimble small- to mid-level retailers steal share from larger, traditional chains

    Think online is the biggest challenge traditional retailers face? Think again.  

  • Survey: Retail sector least prepared to comply with new FASB lease accounting standards

    Just 9.8% of more than 5,400 financial and accounting professionals say their companies are prepared to comply with the new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) lease accounting standards.   That is one of the highlights of a recent Deloitte poll. http://www.slideshare.net/DeloitteUS/new-lease-accounting-standards-are-companies-prepared-to-comply-62702689  

  • Publix names 3 new board members

    Publix Super Markets added its soon-to-be CEO, current CFO and a retired Deloitte executive to its board of directors when the Southeast’s leading food retailer held its annual stockholders meeting on April 12.   Publix president Todd Jones, CFO David Phillips and retired Deloitte executive Jessica Blume were elected to the board of the $32.4 billion retailer.  
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