Regulators worldwide are piling pressure on retail compliance teams, focusing on global supply chains, rapidly changing sanctions and tariffs rules, sustainability, and digital commerce. High-profile cyberattacks have increased concerns about data security and identity verification. Large retailers are also pushing commercial and legal requirements further down their supply chains.ย ย 

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...