What's in Store? - business insight for the retail and consumer sector

December 2008

This is a six monthly e-magazine for retail and consumer clients. The first edition focuses on the current economic crisis and looks at the following topics:

• the downturn - comparing the last recession with what is happening at the moment and looking at who the winners and losers were and what strategies were most effective for survival
• security issues for retail and consumer companies and how security can be managed more effectively
• revenue growth in particular how companies can make money from trade investment
• people costs and how they can be managed effectively in a downturn
• re-financing and how cash is king in a downturn
• spotlight on Russia
• Christmas predication from Mark Hudson, head of retail and consumer at PwC