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The Aged Care Taskforce (ACTF) has released its final report. Its clear focus is on improving sustainability and ensuring fairness. The final report described twelve funding principles which fall into the categories of supporting older people as they age, equitable and sustainable funding, quality innovation, and transparency.

Watch our seminar exploring prospects of the evolving retail landscape based on insights gathered at this year’s NRF conference: Retail's Big Show in New York.

Post-Black Friday, many retailers have reported robust sales and healthy profit margins. Yet, uncertainty lingers as consumers strategically navigate economic shifts, reshaping the holiday shopping timeline. Retailers now face the challenge of balancing promotions and managing costs to ensure sustained profitability in evolving market dynamics.

The Aged Care Taskforce (ACTF) is evaluating aged care funding mechanisms. In response to this review, Grant Thornton, in collaboration with banks, Private Equity firms and a small group of providers, prepared this report for the ACTF to describe the aged care sector in terms of its capital needs and suggests ways to make it an attractive investment sector compared to other industries.

Customer expectations are quickly evolving. Unless your business can create a unique value proposition and strong connections with its customers, your relationship with your most important stakeholders is at risk. With demands for personalisation at its core, retailers are no longer encouraged but expected to build a connected consumer experience to support the customer journey and drive loyalty. How can retailers manage this demand for accessibility of products, information, and customer services via their platform of choice, as well as drive brand loyalty in a highly competitive marketplace?

After attending the NRF 2023 conference: Retail’s ‘Big Show’ in New York, our key takeaway was that Retailers are not only encouraged but expected to connect with their customers through the pillars of communities, capital and climate. Watch our seminar video, as we discuss how organisations are optimising client experiences, supporting their human capital and leveraging technology and data to drive efficiencies.

Conversations with aged care providers at the close of 2022 identified four key themes that will take a front seat in Australia’s aged care sector in 2023 – the fundamentals of the sector (funding, regulation, governance), labour shortage and recruitment strategies, technology, and housing and aged care communities

While consumer spending was strong during Black Friday weekend, consumers are seeking value for money as household discretionary spending becomes tighter. As a result, they’re making more considered purchase decisions for bargains to save in the long run. Read more about how consumer behaviour has changed, and how this will impact the Retail sector in 2023.

Businesses rely heavily on the expertise and guidance of accountants in their start-up and early development phases. But some businesses could be costing themselves money – and stifling their potential – by staying with their current accountant. How do you know if you’ve outgrown your accountant? How do you know when there’s a mismatch between your needs and their capabilities? We’ve identified four telltale signs.

With the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement passing through Federal Parliament of Australia last week, now's the ideal time to assess your India strategy. What are the key opportunities your Agribusiness, Food & Beverage business can explore as part of your India strategy? Find out more about areas of opportunity you can leverage.

With disruption caused by ongoing pandemic considerations, a new COVID-19 wave on the horizon, enduring supply chain issues and inflation front of mind, retailers have faced uncertainty on all fronts. Yet with people looking forward to a sense of normality this festive season, retailers have been bracing for Black Friday weekend like never before.

An agile, efficient and forward-looking finance function is central to business growth and success. It therefore needs to evolve faster than the business itself. This requires ongoing investment in new technologies, processes and skillsets in the finance function to ensure it’s well positioned to spearhead business efficiency and value creation