Our mission
The goal of our retail & consumer industry practice is to be the best third-party advisor to our clients, offering a full array of products and services geared to industry needs, to be the distinctive retail & consumer professional services practice within the industry, and to encourage the development, personal growth and well-being of our industry professionals.
Our retail & consumer industry group is combined into a single practice in order to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge among clients with similar issues and to facilitate the sharing of knowledge. Our practice professionals and clients benefit greatly from an understanding of business and technical accounting issues from both the retailer and vendor/supplier perspectives — and by sharing such knowledge and best practices, our clients are better advised and served.
Our thought leadership and leading-edge thinking on issues, trends and innovations—e.g., RFID, product traceability, channel stuffing, fraud and antifraud, transparency, brand reputation risk, emerging markets, etc.— are well-recognized within the industry and create value for our clients.
We also maintain strategic relationships with the key trade associations serving the industry such as the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) where we are members of the Associate Members Council and an active participant in the President’s Council and sponsor of the Greenbrier Executive Conference; the National Retail Federation (NRF) where we provide advice and counsel to the Financial Executive Council; and the World Economic Forum (Davos), where we annually facilitate a panel discussion for the governor’s of the Retail and Consumer Goods Council.
