26 Mar, 2024 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [March 2024] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke In February, the U.S. economy showed mixed performance. Consumer sentiment remained stable, with little change since January. Personal...
22 Mar, 2024 When the Stakes Are High: Managing a Crisis-Led Investigation From Incident to Remediation By Lorynn Demetriades Alecia Futerman An investigative journalist implicates the company. An auditor threatens to resign. Premises are raided by enforcement agencies. Not all...
22 Feb, 2024 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [February 2024] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke In January, U.S. consumer outlook saw a significant rise in the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey, with sentiment up by...
08 Feb, 2024 From Forecasts to Checkout: Reflections on 2023 Holiday Retail Predictions By Chris Ventry Ben Kim The 2023 holiday shopping season has officially ended, and consumers have packed away their holiday décor to peacefully collect dust...
02 Feb, 2024 Guiding AI With a Human Touch: How AI’s Limitations Make Us More Valuable, Not Less By Brad Lohmeyer Like much of the world, I have watched with fascination as new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies rolled out over the last year....
18 Jan, 2024 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [January 2024] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Retail sales increased nearly 6% in December with total holiday sales (Nov/Dec) rising over 5% above 2022. Consumer sentiment increased...
20 Dec, 2023 Retail Shrink & Organized Retail Crime - Mitigating Financial Losses and Lowering Safety Risks By Tom Clarke Keith Jelinek Jesse Lehman Rick Maicki +1 more... Show less Organized retail crime is an escalating threat that demands a coordinated response from retailers, consumers, and lawmakers. Its...
19 Dec, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [December 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke November marked a pivotal turn in consumer sentiment, which surged by 13%, erasing four consecutive months of decline. The increase was...
27 Nov, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [November 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke The holiday shopping season holds significant importance for retailers, and the impact is particularly heightened in 2023 due to shifting...
08 Nov, 2023 Consumers’ Economic Anxieties Could Make for a Challenging Holiday Season for Retailers By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Chris Ventry Frank Jones +2 more... Show less The holiday shopping season perennially holds great significance for retailers, and this impact is heightened in 2023 due to shifting...
08 Nov, 2023 From Customer Centricity to Customer Intimacy: The Era of Hyper-Personalization By Cyril Molitor Geraint Thomas 1. Opportunity for Financial Services Institutions: Building Trust and Lifelong Client Relationships Hyper-personalization goes beyond...
19 Oct, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [October 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke After a period of recovering consumer sentiment, inflation and concerns over personal finances have started to erode the gains made...