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Troubled Poundland owner Steinhoff calls in AlixPartners
International retail conglomerate Steinhoff has appointed two advisory firms as it attempts to deal with major financial difficulties.
22 December 2017
Hudson's Bay CEO Gerald Storch steps down to focus on consultancy
Former McKinsey & Company Principal, Gerald Storch, has turned his attention to his own consultancy, following his sudden resignation as CEO of Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay in October.
02 November 2017
Lisa Hooker appointed PwC Industry Leader for Retail
Lisa Hooker has been appointed as PwC’s Leader of Industry for Retail, Consumer, Hospitality & Leisure.
31 October 2017
Sainsbury's ups supermarket stakes with 2,000 job cut strategy
As part of a £500 million cost-cutting plan, supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has announced that it will give 2,000 staff their marching orders.
25 October 2017
Bon-Ton taps AlixPartners to advise on turnaround efforts
Bon-Ton has hired consulting firm AlixPartners to provide operational advice regarding its turnaround efforts, while restructuring advisory PJT consider refinancing of the company’s debts.
09 October 2017
GCA critical of Asda's cost reduction plan developed with Bain
UK supermarket giant ASDA has come under fire from the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) following tactics which were not respectful of “fair dealing” policy.
05 October 2017
The globe's most attractive developing countries for retail
India and China are the most attractive developing markets for retail development, according to the 2017 Global Retail Development Index.
11 September 2017
Four transformative business models for retail and consumer goods
Consumers are increasingly demanding a better shopping experience from retailers.
29 August 2017
GDPR provides retailers an opportunity to improve data governance
In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect – the new European privacy regulation, which replaces the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protecti
29 August 2017
German discounters Aldi and Lidl winning big in the UK
Aldi and Lidl have recently emerged as supermarket giants with their appealing prices which has attracted customers to invest into budget supermarkets as a supposed to the 'big four', consisting of t
24 August 2017
Sainsbury's brings in McKinsey to draft new £500 million saving plan
Sainsbury’s is due to announce more than 1,000 job cuts at head office as part of an efficiency drive designed to save £500 million.
22 August 2017
Loyalty schemes increasingly mismatched to customer expectations
Loyalty programmes and schemes may no longer be fulfilling the expectations of consumers, as increasingly competitive consumer markets seek to secure long-term customers.
09 August 2017
Chinese consumer market set to grow by $1.8 trillion by 2021
Consumption across the world’s largest economies is set to increase significantly over the coming years to 2021, and while the US is projected to remain the largest consumer economy, growing by $2.
03 August 2017
Indian consumer market to see strong growth
Consumer spending in India is set to increase to $4 trillion by 2025.
19 July 2017
Brands need tailored strategies to win customer loyalty game
By challenging traditional beliefs around customer loyalty and cutting through purely transactional rewards, brands can create more intelligent propositions, writes Harriet Mason, an Engagement Manag
19 July 2017
BCG joins Facebook co-founder with investment in retail startup
BCG has participated in a large funding round for B2B startup Inturn, to the tune of $22.5 million in Series B financing.
17 July 2017
Ecofys supports Belgian arm of Lidl with climate strategy
Energy and environment consultants Ecofys have advised Lidl on the climate strategy of their Belgian wing. The supermarket chain hopes the support will see their carbon emissions fall dramatically.
14 July 2017
Scandal-stricken Arcadia hires McKinsey to draft strategic plan
Arcadia, the parent firm of Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Burton among others, has brought in consultants McKinsey to advise on a new strategic plan, with the group placing a new emphasis on e-commerce
07 July 2017
Brand loyalty not enough to guarantee custom
Top companies holding onto customers through brand loyalty alone is becoming increasingly difficult, according to a rectent report.
05 July 2017
House of Fraser picks Capgemini for IT services
British department store House of Fraser has announced a new agreement with technology and outsourcing consultancy Capgemini.
30 June 2017
Aldi and Lidl take supermarket battle to the US
European discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are both bulking up their US presences, as a decades-long supermarket battle crosses the Atlantic.
29 June 2017
RSM administrators oversee textile companies' sale to save jobs
Bolton Textiles Group have purchased a number of struggling industry competitors, in a deal brokered by RSM administrators.
21 June 2017
Rise of hard discounters to hit market share of large US supermarkets
The rapid expansion of discount grocery stores is set to affect the market share of traditional retailers in the US, including large supermarkets.
19 June 2017
Style Group Brands sold by KPMG administrators in bid to avoid mass layoffs
The iconic womenswear retailers Style Group Brands, which ran into financial strife earlier this year, has been sold to a subsidiary of Calvetron Style Holdings for an undisclosed sum, in a deal advi
13 June 2017
Consumer and retail M&A value back to pre-crisis levels
According to professional service group A.T.
06 June 2017
London sees most retail brand arrivals of all European cities
London was the most sought after city for retail investment in Europe last year, with 65 new brands opening, while Paris, the number two, was a distant second for Europe at 36.
06 June 2017
UK retail industry sees value rise, long-term conditions remain uncertain
Stagnant wages and unsustainable consumer debt means threaten the long-term spending growth of the UK retail industry, according to a new study by AlixPartners.
31 May 2017
UK consumers scale back leisure spending as pound suffers
UK consumers are currently continuing their trend of interest in spending on experiences over goods, finds a new study.
25 May 2017
Online market of China's FMCG industry is booming, OC&C finds
Chinese consumers are increasingly embracing online market places for access to fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs), a new report has found.
17 May 2017
KPMG acts as joint administrator to Jones Bootmaker sale to Endless
Iconic shoe retailer Jones Bootmaker will continue to operate in the UK, following the sale of the company to Endless, a UK-based private equity firm.
30 March 2017
Circular economy principles add value to Nordic used textile industry
The export of used textiles from the Nordic region, using circular economic principles, is found to add value to the region.
24 March 2017
Large CPG companies continue to be whittled down by niche producers
Large Consumer packaged goods companies continue to see their market share eroded in the face of smaller players that are able to offer consumers local and natural wellbeing propositions.
15 March 2017
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