Accenture + Google

We’re resetting retail, to get you to value faster. With disruptors setting the pace and legacy back-end infrastructure looking increasingly untenable, it’s never been more important to balance operating costs with top-line growth. Those who are ready to capitalize on this rapid evolution can expect to thrive within a sector where many verticals are experiencing unprecedented growth. Advances in technology – in particular AI, cloud, IoT and automation – offer a catalyst for new solutions, services and security. But for a sector broadly lagging behind in cloud adoption, success will depend on decisive action – and the right partnerships. Accenture offers the imagination and expertise to capitalize fully on Google’s world-class technology. We’re here to help the retail sector navigate a changing landscape, through a combination of forward-thinking expertise and leading technical innovation. The stage is set for some truly seismic shifts within the retail sector.

We’re reimagining insurance, to get you to value faster. To create value in a new insurance landscape, carriers are looking beyond incremental improvements to tackle macro socio-economic pressures, ecosystem competitions and ever-changing customer needs. That is why we have reimagined insurance. The evolution of technology – in particular AI, cloud, IoT, automation – is the catalyst for new solutions, new services, new mitigation and management of risk. These are the building blocks that enable insurers to move from risk indemnification to proactive mitigation; the enabling technologies for insurers to deliver expanded, disruptive products and services; the means to implement intelligent, high-agility, digitally-enabled operations at every touchpoint. These are the building blocks giving you the capacity to change how you engage with your customers.

Opportunity in a rapidly-changing world. With the sheer intensity of competition in banking, new ways have to be explored in order to maximize efficiency and margins, whilst meeting consumers’ increasing intent to favor companies that share their values, particularly in the areas of trust and ESG. With digital adoption of online services 3-5 years ahead of pre-pandemic projections, there is living proof of just how fast change can be implemented. But a confluence of disruptive forces continues to define the gap between the digital best – those banks delivering world-class omni-channel experiences – and the rest. New standards for innovation, customer service and agility have been set. To get to value faster in the constantly-changing landscape, banks must look beyond incremental improvements and recognize the evolution of technology – in particular AI, cloud, IoT, automation – as the catalyst for new solutions, new services, new ways of working.

Opportunity in a rapidly changing landscape. The rules of Consumer Packaged Goods are changing. With disruptors setting the pace and legacy back-end infrastructure looking increasingly untenable, it’s never been more important to harness digital’s potential across the value chain, and to aim to grow in a sustainable way that reflects human needs. Those who are ready to capitalize on the evolution of technology – in particular AI, cloud, IoT and automation – can expect to achieve fast and scalable operations and direct-to-consumer services, better supply chain visibility and forecasting, retailer and distributor insights and better shelf execution. Progressing to manufacturing 4.0 will enable you to achieve the most ambitious corporate sustainability missions.

Getting you to value faster. The communications landscape is shifting, and the pace of change is gathering speed. The traditional network’s evolution to 5G and cloud-native is accelerating the transformation of technology and ecosystems. Traditional vendor models are being disrupted and the rules of competition are being rewritten. Customers are more liquid and this, in turn, is challenging long-assumed competitive advantages. In a world where connectivity is seen as an essential right, customer expectations and perceptions of value have been redefined. Stalled growth and commoditization of connectivity is leading to a new search for value. Organizations are being challenged to accelerate new capabilities or face stagnation. As the cloud changes business models and barriers to entry, those who are ready to capitalize on this rapid evolution can expect to thrive, but success will depend upon decisive action – and the right partnerships.