The year ahead in retail M&A

Retail Gets Real episode 256: PwC’s Alberto Dent discusses recent mergers and acquisitions and how they’ll impact retail
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The landscape for mergers, acquisitions and partnerships has seen tumultuous change over the last few years, and we can expect even more in the year ahead. Alberto Dent, U.S. Consumer Markets Deals Leader for PwC, joins the Retail Gets Real podcast to discuss recent mergers and acquisitions in the industry and how they will shape retail.

Dent says creating value will be key to success because consumers are spending more than they ever have. He also discusses how automation is impacting the labor market, current supply chain problems, how a merger or acquisition actually comes about and the financial outlook of the industry. 

Tune into this episode to learn more about upcoming deals and how consumer market companies can stay competitive.

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