NEW YORK; June 6, 2017 – Retailers and consumer goods companies could unlock $2.95 trillion in value for the industry and consumers over the next decade by accelerating digital transformation, according to a new report by Accenture Strategy. Investments in new, digitally-driven business models will give consumers greater choice around how they purchase goods and services, and enable companies to deliver profitable, differentiated experiences. 

NEW YORK; June 2, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired SolutionsIQ, a leading provider of Agile transformation services for business and technology, to fuel its world-class capabilities that help organizations drive change, improve customer experience and create greater business value through Agile methods. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; June 1, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire LabAnswer, a leading U.S.-based research and laboratory informatics technology consulting firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; June 1, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has collaborated with Acosta, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, to provide more efficient and accurate trade promotion deduction processes by implementing a comprehensive automation solution.

MILAN; May 31, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened its largest innovation hub for the retail, fashion and consumer goods industries in Milan. 

NEW YORK and LONDON; May 31, 2017 – Squeezed by falling profits, technology disruption and outside competitors targeting their customers, energy providers face the additional challenge of falling short of consumers’ expectations for digital channels and personalized experiences, according to the latest edition of the annual New Energy Consumer research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

LONDON; May 30, 2017 – Accenture has appointed Sevasti Wong as global Talent and Organisation consulting lead for the company’s Communications, Media & Technology (CMT) operating group, effective immediately. An Accenture veteran, Wong previously served as the Talent and Organisation lead for the CMT operating group in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Private-Sector Partnerships and Citizen Collaboration Could Bridge Gap Between Government Technology Investments and Service Challenges, Accenture Report Finds
ARLINGTON, Va.; May 25, 2017 – A gap exists between the challenges that government agencies hope to resolve through investments in emerging technologies and the challenges that agency leaders said they believe their citizens find most important, a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) determined.

TORONTO; May 24, 2017 – Canadians prioritize regulatory reviews of drones, autonomous vehicles and online user agreements above those of other emerging technologies, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) that weighs Canadian attitudes on government regulation of emergent technology-enabled products and services.

NEW YORK; May 23, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has taken a minority position in and formed a strategic alliance with Nomis Solutions (Nomis), a leading provider of analytics-driven pricing and profitability-management solutions to retail banks.