Who Is Going to Win This Holiday Season?
As the holiday season approaches, with customers making purchasing decisions based on their social media feeds and when “free two-day shipping” is the norm, both pure-play and brick and mortar retailers must be prepared to meet high customer expectations.
Despite the “Retail House-is-Falling” headlines, consumer spending is projected to increase 3.5 percent this year. With festivities around the corner, the season will usher in more than tinsel and lights — it will bring more customers to stores. So, what is key to being a “winner” in this competitive environment?
In this edition of “Retail & Consumer: Act Now,” A&M Senior Director Kristin Kohler Burrows, Manager Jana Gold and Managing Director Michael Simoncic examine the five types of retailers that are poised to have a profitable holiday season as well as what best practices each is leveraging on their way to the bank.
Accounting Implications: Turning Tax Outcomes Into Financial Insight
March 12, 2026
Tax outcomes embedded in finance processes enable real-time provisioning, governance, and modelling, aligning forecasts with the P&L for faster decisions.
Alvarez & Marsal’s Inaugural US Activist Alert Report Highlights 2026 Shareholder Activism Trends
March 12, 2026
Alvarez & Marsal releases its inaugural U.S. Activist Alert Report, examining the market forces shaping shareholder activism in 2026, from rising M&A pressure to increased investor scrutiny, and what boards can do to stay ahead.
Episode 20: I swapped Olympic dream to launch tech firm
March 12, 2026
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Tom Dunlop, CEO & Founder of Summize
Dr. Chad Perlyn is Building Clinicians of the Future as He Leads NSU Florida's AMC
March 12, 2026
How do we prepare tomorrow's physicians for a system defined by constant change? Chad Perlyn, M.D., PhD, FACS, EVP and Chief Medical Officer of NSU Florida and Dean of NSU MD, joins A&M Healthcare Industry Group's Jamie LaGuardia-Frie and David Shulkin, M.D. to share how their academic medical center is reimagining education to prepare physicians for a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.
