• Search in Protiviti.com

Insight Search

Sort by:

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2024
    Meeting digital retail's high customer expectations means being clear-eyed about weaknesses and capabilities
    Today’s digital retail consumers have little tolerance for organisations that do not meet high customer service standards for accurate and timely fulfillment of orders. Transparent and real-time communications about order status have become an industry norm, which means that retailers need constant access to real-time data and inventory management tools to keep pace with customers’ expectations.

  • Survey

    April 17, 2025
    CPG and retail risk insights
    With the ongoing chaos of recent U.S. trade policies unsettling the global economy, retailers and CPG companies fear that tariffs, or even the threat of them, may cause inflation, reduced consumer spending, and a global recession. Long-term planning, strategic investments, and recruitment are the chief concerns for retail and CPG leaders, according to Protiviti's latest Executive Perspectives on…

  • Newsletter

    June 15, 2026
    Industry Insights - Consumer Products & Retail
    There’s no shortage of activity across CPG and retail, but results aren’t always keeping pace. Whether it’s technology investments, revenue performance, or changing customer behavior, the gap between effort and outcomes is getting harder to ignore.This month’s insights take a closer look at where things break down and what leaders are doing to bring more consistency, visibility, and control to…

  • Survey

    December 17, 2024
    2024 Consumer Goods and Retail Finance Priorities
    In this year’s survey, the finance leaders ranked financial planning and profitability analysis and reporting, strategic planning, routine reporting and closing activities, security and privacy of data, and process improvement as their top five priorities for the next 12 months.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2023
    Why Retailers are Leveraging a Composable ERP Strategy
    This blog post was authored by Chris Hanson - Director, Danielle Baumann - Senior Manager, Enterprise Application Solutions on The Technology Insights Blog. As more and more retailers build strategies to address supply chain challenges, customer experience and ease of doing business, many have come to the realisation that there may not be a single best solution for their various needs…

  • Whitepaper

    September 16, 2020
    Strategies for Reducing Retail Shrink During Challenging Times
    Shrink has long represented a significant challenge for retailers. Unfortunately, during a time of tightening margins and declining sales, the issue shows no signs of withering away. According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey of the National Retail Federation (NRF), shrink is at an all-time high. In 2019, it accounted for an average rate of 1.62% of inventory, calculated at retail,…

  • Client Story

    May 12, 2022
    A National Retailer Takes on Inventory Shrink to Improve Margins
    Protiviti created a transparent end-to-end process flow by identifying gaps and providing recommendations for improvement and savings. A data deep dive reviewed elements of sales, markdowns and shrink data and a statistical analyses of shrink, damages and manual markdowns provided a total loss calculation.

  • Client Story

    July 12, 2018
    U.S retailer launches global supply chain capability in record time
    Even under normal conditions, creating a global supply chain capability from scratch is a complex and grueling endeavor. When a large U.S. retailer made a strategic decision to develop this ability — which included securing new overseas suppliers for tens of thousands of products, satisfying all customs requirements and creating a nationwide distribution capability — in less than six months, the…

  • Infographic

    July 11, 2023
    CPG & Retail: The Innovation vs. Technical Debt Tug of War
    Protiviti's latest research shows that consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies recognise the urgency of innovation and have a clear strategy to maximise the value of IT. Learn more about the industry results of Protiviti’s inaugural Global Technology Survey: Retail and CPG Companies Accelerate Innovation Amid Regulatory Pressures, Resistance to ChangeDownload Infographic

  • Client Story

    April 19, 2024
    Rural Lifestyle Retailer Builds Customer Loyalty With Enhanced CIAM Strategy
    Protiviti partnered with a rural lifestyle retailer client to assess its Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) program and architecture. 
Loading...