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  • Whitepaper

    October 10, 2023
    When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it took just two months to garner a record 100 million users and capture broad market attention. Business leaders are eager to realize the enormous potential that ChatGPT as well as other generative AI models can offer.
  • Flash Report

    June 2, 2022
    IoT Vulnerabilities on the Rise A recently discovered set of Bluetooth-related vulnerabilities could mean thousands of IoT devices are vulnerable to attack and could experience deadlocks, crashes, buffer overflows and bypass of certain security settings. Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design uncovered a set of 12 vulnerabilities affecting seven major system-on-a-chip (…
  • Flash Report

    November 30, 2022
    For the latest on CSRD, click here.On 28 November, 2022 the European Union (EU) Council (“Council”) gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will require new, standardized and detailed sustainability reporting by companies. The CSRD represents a significant expansion from the earlier Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which it replaces, and…
  • Flash Report

    April 30, 2025
    When Donald Trump took office on January 20 as the 47th President of the United States, U.S. chief executive officers (CEOs) were looking forward to 2025 with renewed optimism based on the expectation that business conditions would improve.  That sentiment was prevalent notwithstanding cautions from notable economists that the strategies of a second Trump administration might keep interest…
  • Resource Guide

    April 18, 2025
    New and fluctuating tariffs and potential shifts in trade relationships are creating significant challenges for management teams. Supply Chain and Finance functions are pivoting to operate under greater volatility and uncertainty. While the direction, magnitude, and duration of tariffs remains unclear, companies need options and flexibility.  Protiviti offers the expertise to help you…
  • Whitepaper

    September 16, 2020
    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,…
  • Whitepaper

    September 9, 2021
    The global e-commerce market is projected to approach $5 trillion in sales in 2021[1] — pretty impressive for an industry that only came into existence in 1991 when the internet was opened for commercial use. With brick-and-mortar stores shuttered because of COVID-19 and online buying the only option many consumers had, retail e-commerce sales in 2020 grew by double-digits in every region of the…
  • Client Story

    February 16, 2023
    Successware is an end-to-end business management solution for the home service industry that supports both independent and franchise owners of the three trades brands franchised by affiliates of its parent company, Authority Brands, Inc. Successware Classic is a legacy software system built with Citrix, VDI, and SQL server hosted in a data center. This solution has been in place since the 1990s,…
  • Infographic

    January 18, 2022
    Finance leaders in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries plan to continue to address major priorities created by the e-commerce boom, market disruptions and the growing expectations around social accountability. According to the results of Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, the finance leaders identified these among their top priorities: security and privacy of data…
  • Survey

    April 1, 2021
    In the annual top risks survey conducted by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative, retail executives identified pandemic-related government policies as their top risk issue for 2021 and beyond. Retailers also listed a deterioration in market and economic conditions, and talent retention and acquisition challenges among their top risks. Overall, the survey results reveal significant…
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