ABOUT CHRISTOPHER
Chris is a member of the firm’s national retail and consumer products teams. He has over 17 years of experience providing accounting and auditing services, primarily in the retail and consumer products ecosystem. With a client base focused in the middle market, Chris enjoys his role as both a technical resource and business advisor to his clients.
Chris has helped his clients through complex accounting and business issues including business combinations, challenges with international operations, complex equity transactions and complex revenue recognition. He also has experience with mergers and acquisitions and has helped clients with extensive due diligence projects as part of successful buy-side and sell-side transactions.
In January 2018, Chris was selected as a senior analyst in RSM’s cutting edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its senior analysts to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. These senior analysts advise clients on conditions impacting middle market leaders.
Recent Perspectives

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Consumer products: Conditions ripe for making strategic investments
Low interest rates are providing a rare opportunity for many consumer products businesses to access low-cost capital for key investments.

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2020 Holiday Retail Outlook Conversations
With the pandemic, the 2020 holiday season will be a climate of uncertainty. Are middle market retailers positioned to compete?

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Policy snapshot: Consumer products
The immediate actions of the Biden administration will most likely be focused on efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CARES Act expands access to loans for small and midsize businesses
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides options for small and midsize businesses facing liquidity challenges.

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Holiday season rings in "next normal"
Understanding customers, responding to marketplace shifts and leveraging digital can help middle market retailers this holiday season.

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2020 Election preview: Consumer products
With the election approaching, RSM is looking at the economic stakes and the key issues for the consumer products industry.
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Four ways retailers can address business continuity post-COVID 19
As middle market retailers address reopening and recovery, MMBI data point highlights the need for better business continuity planning.
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The new reality for retailers: 5 strategies as businesses reopen
From new technologies to supply chain implications, retailers should consider new technologies, supply chain implications and more.

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2020 business trends for retailers
From the emergence of private labels to leveraging transformative technologies, what are the top business trends for retailers?

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Economic indicators to watch for this holiday shopping season
Consumer spending has been strong so far in 2019 but factors such as tariffs and a tight labor market could influence sales outcomes.