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Shopping in the age of AI: Redefining stores for a new era
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As AI reshapes how shoppers discover and buy products, the store’s role is changing. Retailers and real estate firms must rethink store formats and shopping center portfolios to better fit consumers’ lives.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Quantum is almost here: Are you and your systems ready?
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The biggest cyberthreat in history is already a reality. Here’s an effective approach for securing data and intellectual property, future-proofing digital infrastructures, and mitigating risk.
Blog Post
Two missions, one merger: Scaling impact in the veteran not-for-profit sector
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By applying private sector M&A rigor, McKinsey helped two veteran not for profits merge not only their operations but also their distinct missions and program models—creating a unified platform to scale impact, strengthen sustainability, and serve more communities.
Explainers
What is sovereign AI?
Three McKinsey experts explain what sovereign AI really means—and why control over the AI stack is becoming a strategic priority...
Lives & Legacies
A maestro of management, a pension fund strategist, and a true game changer
Our latest obituaries also include a designer who redefined red-carpet glamour, a versatile block trader, and a surgeon whose...
Week in Charts
Medtech trails market
Investors consistently reward companies with strong fundamentals—namely sustainable revenue growth, meaningful margin expansion,...
Themes
Make the call: How some telco operators pull ahead
National Telephone Day, on April 25, commemorates the first telephone call in 1876, made by Alexander Graham Bell. That moment...
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How top economic performers lean into their competitive advantage to guide their strategy
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An agile approach to hiring: Mastercard’s tech talent transformation
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Leaders from the global payments technology company explain how embracing the nimble, collaborative ethos of product development enabled them to overhaul talent recruitment.
Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast
What great leaders know about not knowing it all
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Former Yum! Brands CEO David Novak explains why leaders get better ideas, stronger cultures, and more committed teams when they stop pretending to know everything and start listening to their people.
Interview
Transforming from a position of strength: Brambles CEO Graham Chipchase
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From overcoming skepticism to sustaining momentum, the logistics company’s CEO shares lessons on leading transformation into a more digital era—without a crisis as catalyst.
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The robotics tipping point: Physical AI and the race to scale
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David Reger, founder and CEO of Neura Robotics, explains how intelligent machines could transform daily life as they move from automation toward real autonomy.
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The new geometry of trade: How leaders can respond to structural shifts
Join McKinsey experts Shubham Singhal and Jeongmin Seong for a discussion on how business leaders can adapt to the new geometry of global trade. From navigating tariff-driven disruptions to capturing opportunities in high-growth regions and industries, the discussion will highlight practical strategies for competing in a complex multipolar trade environment.
McKinsey on Books
Author Talks: The power of human connection
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Why does connection matter now? Steelcase Vice President Tracy Brower explains how a convenience-driven culture fuels loneliness...
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 8th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional...
Rewired, second edition
This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as...
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McKinsey Quarterly: Digital Edition
Agentic AI is such a powerful force that companies are rethinking the very nature of the corporation. What’s coming? A hybrid...
Recent McKinsey Quarterly digital issues
Explore previous digital issues of the McKinsey Quarterly—on gen AI, productivity, growth, and more. All are available with a...
Quantum is almost here: Are you and your systems ready?
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The biggest cyberthreat in history is already a reality. Here’s an effective approach for securing data and intellectual property,...
McKinsey Institutes
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
The Great Ownership Transfer: A new era of business stewardship
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As millions of baby boomers retire, the United States is on the brink of an unprecedented wave of small-business ownership transitions—posing...
Interactive - McKinsey Health Institute
The health of nations: The return to better health, by country
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Explore how improving population health could deliver meaningful gains in healthy life and economic performance across countries....
Report - MGI Research
The race takes off in the next big arenas of competition
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In the arenas, investment cycles are accelerating, value pools are shifting, and a new type of competitor is scaling across industries....
Brainteasers
The McKinsey Crossword: Quarterly report | No. 265
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Sharpen your problem-solving skills with the McKinsey Quarterly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind and is built around a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find.
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How well do you know the numbers behind the changes in business, society, and the world? Take the McKinsey monthly quiz to find out.