Retail and Consumer Goods 

It becomes a non-stop challenge to achieve strategic advantage in today's competitive retail marketplace. 

 

At KPMG we understand the issues the sector faces and work with some of the highest profile and innovative retailers to help achieve competitive advantage and enhance shareholder value.

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Contact

Contact

Helen Dickinson

 

Partner
KPMG LLP (UK)

 

020 7311 8255

helen.dickinson@kpmg.co.uk

Retail Sales Monitor

Retail Sales Monitor

Helen Dickinson, partner and head of retail, KPMG in the UK, comments, each month, on what the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor figures mean for the retail and consumer goods sector.

 

 This survey provides a truly comprehensive global consumer perspective on how consumers are using technology, with 9,600 respondents from 31 countries. Clearly we have seen a lot of change in just five years. Today, consumers are talking about how technology enables their lifestyle, from buying goods on their smartphones to keeping up with friends on social networks.

 

2011 Mobile Payments Outlook

Mobile payments are evolving rapidly and changing the way consumers and businesses operate. As technology and telecoms companies roll out mobile payment applications and services, this survey reveals that mobile strategies are enabling a business transformation for services firms, telecom providers, technology vendors, banks and retailers across the globe. Cross-sector partnerships and alliances will be key to success in this dynamic market.

Succeeding in a changing world: Retail

Costs, cash and the customer remain at the top of retailers’ agendas for 2012, according to KPMG’s Succeeding in a Changing World Business Leaders Survey. 
 

KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank

Following its quarterly meeting in April 2012, the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) – a panel of retail industry commentators that provides authoritative and independent views on issues affecting the sector – is reporting an even bleaker outlook for UK retailers, with the health of the industry expected to worsen to record levels before any signs of recovery.SPAN>

 

The Converged Lifestyle

The Converged Lifestyle

Helen Dickinson's Retail Bulletin Columns

Retail e-Newsletter - Subscribe

KPMG publishes a monthly retail e-newsletter; anyone interested in joining our distribution list should contact Kate Prior.

ConsumerCurrents Magazine

Twice yearly magazine from KPMG Global that offers insights into the trends and issues driving businesses that are focused directly on the consumer.

 

Please visit the KPMG Global website to download recent and past editions of ConsumerCurrents (opens in new window).

 

Retail Think Tank

The KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) was jointly set up in 2006 by professional services firm KPMG and retail research group Synovate Retail Performance.  The RTT meets quarterly, in private, to assess the health of the sector and considers a broad range of topics affecting retail in the UK.  News releases and white papers are available on the website: