Online sales still on the rise
E-commerce plays a fundamental role in the retail results
E-commerce is an essential component to the growth of retail, to the extent that it is a growing portion of total sales and boosts the transformation of the sector around the world. This is one of the findings of the 20th edition of Deloitte’s “Global Powers of Retailing – The art and science of customers” survey, which revealed that the growth in revenue from 2015 online sales (base year of the study, which reconciles financial information of companies with different fiscal periods) was 19.6% in one year, in the overall average of the 50 largest global e-commerce companies.
The traditional survey, which brings the ranking and the performance analysis of the 250 largest retailers in the world, indicated that we are living in an economy driven by the consumer. The study revealed, moreover, that the technology has been shown to be more important than ever for the sector, leading to new products and services, surprising buying experiences and smaller and more flexible outlets.
The Lojas Americanas network is the only Brazilian retailer in the overall ranking and stood out in the 21st place among the 50 largest e-commerce in the world. With revenues of $2.7 billion in online sales in the fiscal year 2015, the company recorded a growth of 13.2% compared to 2014.
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Revenue of the most valuable world football clubs grows 12%
Ranking shows that Manchester United is the richest club in the world, with revenues of € 689 million
Manchester United broke the 11-year sequence of leadership of Real Madrid and regained first place in the ranking of the 20th edition of Deloitte’s “Football Money League” report, developed by Deloitte. The study provides an analysis of financial performance of football clubs with the biggest revenues in the world in the 2015/2016 season. Compared to the previous edition of the survey, the combined revenue of the 20 richest clubs in the world climbed 12%, reaching € 7.4 billion.
The accumulated revenue of € 689 million of the English club reflects the growth of three categories analyzed in the study – journey, transmission and commercial – as well as the impact of the return of the club to the UEFA Champions League and new business partnerships.
FC Barcelona, with revenues of € 620.2 million, and Real Madrid, with €620.1 million, respectively occupy the second and third positions in the Money League. Together, the three clubs, who take turns at the top of the ranking since the 1996/1997 season, overcame, for the first time, the mark of € 600 million.
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Financial services in the digital vanguard
Blockchain and Digital Identity foster the technological leadership of the financial industry
Deloitte, together with the World Economic Forum (WEF), conducted two studies that deal with the transformation of the financial services industry in the digital medium.
The “Over the Horizon – Blockchain and the Future of the Financial Infrastructure” study analyzes the impact of this transaction protocol technology through data on the financial sector. The results indicate that blockchain has the potential to reinvent the industry and, in an integrated manner with other emerging technologies, to be the basis for the next generation of processes, means of payment and infrastructure of financial services. The technology has been seen as an important vector for efficiency gain, simplification and cost reduction in financial processes.
The “Picture perfect – A blueprint for digital identity” report emphasizes the role of financial institutions as technology drivers and its prominence in the construction of a global standard of digital identity. The evolution of the identification and identity proof is increasingly vital to support various processes related to the financial sector, in addition to other areas, such as public services and trade.
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Cautious optimism in the mining industry
Technology and innovation issues are among the sector's determinants as pointed out in a Deloitte's global research
The year 2017 brings a cautious scenario, although optimistic, for the mining industry, with commodity prices on the rise, small growth in different markets and a large part of mining companies developing positively, in comparison with an unfavorable financial past.
This is one of the insights of Deloitte’s research “Tacking the Trends 2017”, which indicates the ten trends that are impacting the mining industry in 2017. Among the major development determinants of the sector are innovation, cyber security, technological disruption and environmental balance.
In Brazil, the identified trends are similar to the global ones. The Brazilian companies still suffer the impacts of the volatility of international commodity prices, the exchange rate changes and the slowness in the approval of new legislation, such as the regulatory framework of the mining segment.
The research also addresses a series of case studies about companies in the sector that are adopting new strategic solutions to overcome obstacles and achieve success in the coming years.
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