To realise your ambitions and see real growth in your business, you must take a holistic and practical approach to your strategy.

For instance, your strategy development, implementation and evaluation are only as good as the people, technology and platforms you have to support them. Your profitability can only be achieved when your operations are performing and running effectively. And to reach any of your goals you must have solid financial foundations at your core.

The Grant Thornton consulting team brings together experts that cover the full range of strategy development, implementation and success: management consulting, technology consulting and financial consulting.

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Case study: Trading terms optimisation

Case study: Trading terms optimisation

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Client challenge
A leading Australian retailer hadn’t reviewed supplier terms in years, with income lagging sales. Grant Thornton was engaged to deliver a discovery and execution program, aligning supplier benefits with major supply chain changes.
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The solution
The retailer needed support to plan and deliver a supplier trading terms program. Grant Thornton set up governance, quantified opportunities, built supplier strategies and playbooks, and tracked benefits to drive structured negotiations.
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The outcome
Grant Thornton helped the retailer improve margins by leading collaborative negotiations with key suppliers. This enabled the client to meet targeted in-year benefits through a structured program of works.
Case study: Operations transformation

Case study: Operations transformation

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Client challenge
A major Australian retailer faced stalled revenue, rising costs, and misaligned functions. Excess stock, unprofitable stores, and inefficient supply chain operations were driving significant cost pressures.
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The solution
Grant Thornton partnered with a major Australian retailer to co-design and lead FACTORY-TO-CUSTOMER, streamlining operations from sourcing to customer delivery across functions like planning, logistics, stores, and IT.
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The outcome
The project cut supply chain costs via better operations, process efficiency, and automation; boosted margins through smarter planning and stock control; and lowered costs by consolidating structure around forecasting and replenishment.
Case study: Workforce planning

Case study: Workforce planning

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Client challenge
A major retail group revealed years of employee underpayment due to weak time and attendance processes. They sought to secure compliance, then assess improved tools to better align labour spend with customer demand.
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The solution
Grant Thornton worked with HR and project teams to select the best system and build a Board-ready business case. Despite differing brand processes, we streamlined workflows, optimised labour costs, and began rollout with the chosen vendor.
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The outcome
The project resulted in a fully compliant system and process covering employee time and attendance and significant streamlining of processes which will drive significant labour cost savings.
Case study: Responding to Japanese listed-Parent’s complex compliance regime

Case study: Responding to Japanese listed-Parent’s complex...

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Client challenge
Our client was a subsidiary of a US-listed entity, which was then acquired by a Japanese company (Parent company). While its immediate parent was the US entity, the client was deemed out-of-scope due to size. Certain processes were tested...
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The solution
In the second year, Grant Thornton challenged the identified key risks and controls and optimised the matrix, which resulted in a saving of two-week people-hours. During the third year, the outbreak of coronavirus restricted site visits....
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The outcome
The outsourced CFO services offering engaged by the Parent Company ensured they had the support of experienced professionals to manage all finance needs in the interim period. This also meant they had the time and space to enter the...
Supply chain automation
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Supply chain automation

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Client challenge
A major online retailer, having reached capacity at its sites due to unprecedented growth, sought to enhance customer and employee experiences while exploring ways to further scale demand through a blend of automation and human...
The solution
Grant Thornton’s management consulting team partnered with the online retailer to design, program, and monitor a custom-built Customer Fulfilment Centre equipped with Locus Robotics’ autonomous mobile robots.
The outcome
The project resulted in a fully compliant system and process covering employee time and attendance and significant streamlining of processes which will drive significant labour cost savings.

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