Publications

This year our global survey examines how CEOs perceive the business environment in which they are operating and the impact of an increasingly connected world on the way companies work, grow, deal with risk and, ultimately, achieve business success. In this summary we reveal what CEOs in the retail sector believe are the current opportunities for achieving competitive advantage and business growth.

This summary examines the key threats to business growth prospects in the consumer goods sector and identifies what CEO's in this sector believe the future drivers of success and competitive advantage are likely to be.

This report explores the challenges retail and consumer companies face and how strategic sourcing of back-office functions can help retail and consumer companies meet a range of these challenges including dealing with margin pressure, managing changing markets and protecting and enhancing brand value.

Do retail and consumer companies have more to gain than other industries from focusing on the way they report non-financial information? In a recent survey we examined reporting of the FTSE 350 to assess the impact of Business Review legislation on the scope of narrative reporting in the UK. This follow up study reviews specific results for retail and consumer companies.

An accelerating pace of change is expected for the retail industry through to 2015. Explore the key drivers behind this change, the trends expected to dominate the future and the critical success factors that must be addressed to manage the complexity and diversity of retailing in 2015.

Looking for real opportunities? We have developed a city wealth quantitative model based on income distribution, demographic and macroeconomic data for emerging markets across the world, which points to population clusters where the economic dynamism such as that seen in Shanghai, is most prevalent.

Customer loyalty programmes have grown more widespread in recent years. IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes has recently been issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee. Written primarily with the retail and consumer sector in mind this report will help clarify the impact of interpretation on accounting for these programmes.

Our desire to own the same clothes and accessories as our celebrity icons is accelerating an enormous growth in counterfeit goods that is costing the luxury goods industry millions in lost sales and damage to their brands. Find out how this changing consumer buying behaviour is both an opportunity and a threat.

Did you know the Turkish cities of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir are expected to be among the world's largest city economies by 2020? The presence of only a minority of organised chains also provides significant scope for development. In collaboration with the Turkish Council of Shopping Centres and Retailers we reveal the key investment opportunities for global and local players.

Our financial performance benchmarking report examines operational and financial performance measures in the food, beverage and consumer products industry. We also reveal how best to address pressing and emerging issues impacting the industry so you can stay ahead of the competition.

This report examines an industry in transformationas changing patterns of consumer behaviour are potentially dramatically altering the retail landscape as we know it. Click here to explore how retail and consumer goods companies should respond to the threats and opportunities presented by online retail.

M&A food insights is our annual review of deal activity in the European food manufacturing sector. We examine the key trends underlying this activity while also featuring several topical issues currently impacting on the sector including pension liabilities, consumer concerns over health and well-being and a rapid increase in food allergies and intolerances.

Moves to capitalise on purchasing power in expanding economies has created a more complex global risk environment. Explore the growing gap between the willingness of executives to accept rising geopolitical risk levels in search of greater reward and the ability to adequately protect business performance and economic value by managing this risk in a systematic manner.