Today’s retailers face unprecedented challenges in the marketplace as they confront the evolution of not only customer shopping patterns, but also how retail is defined. Historically, top tier retailers thrived because they had the best locations and offered desirable merchandise at a great value...
Against the backdrop of a U.S. retail landscape that some estimate provides over 50 square feet of retail space per person, 1 store closures remain an almost daily feature of retail news. From department stores to fast fashion, retailers across the U.S. are grappling with the challenge of deciding...
The retail industry was once dependent on store count and improving same-store sales to drive growth. Fast forwarding to 2015, when Amazon is ranked among the top 10 U.S. retailers, the most widely used buzzword of the year is “omnichannel,” and a retailer could potentially abandon generations of...
There is no question that we are living through the most dynamic U.S. retail environment since Wal-Mart rolled out nationwide in the 1990s. This time, it’s not a better operator dominating in head-to-head competition, but rather the tipping point of digital commerce and the advent of fast fashion...
Join TMA West Michigan for the 3rd Annual Luncheon Series: " Welcome to the World of Oz" Featuring Other Types of Risk, each event will focus on a singular kind of risk that Turnaround professionals and clients encounter on a routine basis. March 13, 2018 Session 3: " We Are Off To See The Wizard"...
Tax Reform For Businesses In Transition Discussing The Recent Signed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act & How It Will Impact Businesses
In this, my final JCR column, I will forego a sentimental retrospective of my time as TMA Global President, now Chairman. Make no mistake, my time in TMA Global leadership has been a singularly exciting and rewarding experience—truly a career opportunity. But I much prefer to look forward through...
Alabama Diane L. Munson, Tatum Atlanta Hayes Ashcraft,
Guggenheim Securities LLC Jochen Chang, Conway MacKenzie Inc. David M. Felts,
Brookwood Associates LLC Brian S. Gagel, Renasant Business Credit Eric T. Lee, Wells Fargo Capital Finance Armin Naghashzadeh Jared S. Schlosser,
AloStar...
Michelle M. Aurich is a senior associate with WithumSmith+Brown P.C. in Princeton, New Jersey. Her experience includes traditional accounting, audit and tax services for closely held businesses, forensic accounting for insolvent and bankrupt business entities and individuals, auditing employee...
The food processing industry is consistently an active category for M&A activity, and changes in consumer preferences have been driving the activity level even higher in recent years. The Food Institute reported in July 2015 that it had recorded 206 transactions, year to date. Even a slight...
