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How Maxim’s Group is using Oracle Cloud

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How Maxim’s Group is using Oracle Cloud

At Maxim’s Cakes outlets in Hong Kong, customers are now using tablet devices to order and pay for their cakes online or in-store, with their orders reaching Maxim’s food factory within seconds.

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Accenture to create thousands of tech jobs in North

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Accenture to create thousands of tech jobs in North

Digital giant Accenture has announced plans to create 3,000 new technology jobs in the UK over the next three years, with a focus on three key Northern cities

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Capgemini announces the completion of the acquisition of VariQ

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Capgemini announces the completion of the acquisition of VariQ

Capgemini announced, following the fulfilment of all regulatory requirements, the completion of the acquisition of VariQ.

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PwC has reached an agreement to acquire supply chain consultancy Olivehorse

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PwC has reached an agreement to acquire supply chain consultancy Olivehorse

PwC is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Olivehorse, a Coventry-based consultancy specialising in supply chain management technology, with completion expected to occur in the first quarter of 2022.

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PwC NewLaw teams up with legal tech startup to fire up in-house digital transformation

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PwC NewLaw teams up with legal tech startup to fire up in-house digital transformation

PwC Australia NewLaw has teamed up with local legal tech startup Checkbox to spur digital transformation and optimisation in in-house legal departments.

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Chip shortage will extend into 2022

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Chip shortage will extend into 2022

Expect the semiconductor shortage to last until early 2023, Deloitte said in a new report released. By the end of 2022, customers will still be waiting 10 to 20 weeks for multiple kinds of chips, the consulting firm predicts.

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The 29-year-olds starting out in finance on $360k

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The 29-year-olds starting out in finance on $360k

If you want to maximize your earnings in the first job in financial services, the ideal course of action is clear. After attending a top university for your bachelor’s degree, you spend a few years working in your chosen area of focus (eg. Directly in medicine/pharma/FMCG or in a consulting team with an industry specialism).

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McKinsey & Company appoints 11 new partners in the Middle East

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McKinsey & Company appoints 11 new partners in the Middle East

Global strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company has appointed 11 new partners in the Middle East.

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Macy's says it is working with AlixPartners to review its business structure

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Macy's says it is working with AlixPartners to review its business structure

Macy's Inc said it is working with consulting firm AlixPartners to review its business structure, just a month after activist investor Jana Partners urged the department store chain to sell its e-commerce business.

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BlackNorth Initiative and Boston Consulting Group Launch Racial Equity Playbook

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BlackNorth Initiative and Boston Consulting Group Launch Racial Equity Playbook

The BlackNorth Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of its proprietary Racial Equity Playbook – a powerful new tool created by the BlackNorth Initiative and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to advance racial equity and assist corporate Canada in understanding how to tackle and correct systemic racism.

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AlixPartners adds top profitability expert to spearhead European revenue and growth team

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AlixPartners adds top profitability expert to spearhead European revenue and growth team

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced that it has appointed Julian Short, a highly respected expert in corporate performance improvement and profitability, as the head of its European revenue and growth team

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Top strategy consulting firms latest to embrace working class students

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Top strategy consulting firms latest to embrace working class students

Diversity isn't just about hiring more ethnic minorities and women. As the UK's Financial Conduct Authority noted in its recent discussion paper, diversity extends to all the legally protected characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation), plus socio‑economic diversity and cultural background.

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Global insurance premiums predicted to reach $10T by 2030

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Global insurance premiums predicted to reach $10T by 2030

Global insurance premiums are predicted to reach $10 trillion by 2030, according to Bain & Company’s report, Insurance 2030: As Risks Mount, Insurers Aim to Augment Protection with Prevention.

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Capgemini completes acquisition of cloud transformation and digital services provider

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Capgemini completes acquisition of cloud transformation and digital services provider

Capgemini announced that it has completed the acquisition of Empired Limited (ASX: EPD), first announced on July 19, 2021. The combined scale and broad services portfolio will position Capgemini as a digital, data and cloud market leader in the region, with extensive capabilities across the entire Microsoft technology product suite.

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KPMG UK recognised as a Top 75 employer in the 2021 Social Mobility Employer Index

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KPMG UK recognised as a Top 75 employer in the 2021 Social Mobility Employer Index

KPMG UK has been recognised among the top performers for social mobility, ranking second in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2021. This year’s position sees the firm climb from third to second place – the fifth consecutive year KPMG has ranked among the top-3 employers.

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Bricks-and-mortar retail bounces back in UAE

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Bricks-and-mortar retail bounces back in UAE

Bricks-and-mortar retail is bouncing back in the UAE with a bang post-pandemic with most consumers expressing a desire to return to in-store shopping, according to a study conducted by a leading international consulting firm.

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Big box retailers face supply chain stresses. Local retailers? Not so much.

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Big box retailers face supply chain stresses. Local retailers? Not so much.

Big box retailers have moved mountains to prepare for the holiday season. Clogged ports and a shortage of truck drivers, among other pandemic-related challenges, have forced national retail chains to pay substantial sums to move freight by airplane and overorder goods.

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Sustainability consulting services on the rise

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Sustainability consulting services on the rise

The market for sustainability consulting services has begun to take shape as businesses struggle with setting decarbonization goals and measuring progress.

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AlixPartners deepens retail  digital capabilities with new managing director Ankur Desai

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AlixPartners deepens retail digital capabilities with new managing director Ankur Desai

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced that Ankur Desai has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Retail Digital practice, based in New York.

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Deloitte emerges as leader among big four consulting firms on social media in 2021

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Deloitte emerges as leader among big four consulting firms on social media in 2021

Deloitte turned up as the most mentioned company among the big four consulting firms on basis of social media conversations of Twitter Influencers and Redditors in 2021, according to GlobalData.

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