Retail

Why is GRC important? blog

Submitted by nmarks on May, 17 2010

I have been blogging about what GRC is, advocating the definition developed by the Open Compliance and Ethics Group, OCEG (see this and subsequent posts). But, I haven’t really talked about why the concept of GRC has value.

GRC in Chile - New Challenges blog

MIRAGroup Chile is in charge of development EGRC Concepts in multiples industries in this country. Our first purposes is help companies to understand this new way to manage Risk, Governance and Compliance as an integrated process.

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Smarter Supply Chain Utilzation for the Retailer (Martec/Microsoft) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed

This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete. Very few small and mid-size retailers can compete with companies like Wal-Mart on price. However, while some go to the wall, many smaller retailers prosper alongside Wal-Mart exploiting the traffic that they generate and managing their own supply chains and customer propositions well.

Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed

Under this Act, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; (c) prescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practices; (d) conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce; and (e) make reports and legisl

2008 Global Powers of Retailing (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed

The 11th annual Global Powers of Retailing report. Produced in conjunction with Stores magazine, this report identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world. It also examines 10 trends for retailers to consider as they plan their growth strategies and discusses "Q" ratio – a way of drawing inferences about the future performance of retailers by examining current financial information.

2007 Retail Industry Benchmarking Report:A Statistical Review for Fiscal Years 2006, 2005 and 2004 (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed

Produced by Deloitte and acknowledged by the National Retail Federation, this unique report provides an up-to-date, three-year financial profile of numerous sectors within the retail industry. The report includes publicly available information on 124 U.S.-based retailers grouped into 14 sectors. The comparative statistics are intended to serve as a reference tool for benchmarking leading companies in the industry.