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The State of Grocery Retail Europe 2026: Margins under pressure, models in motion
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Despite continued pressure on margins and growth, renewed momentum is emerging in European grocery in 2026—with private label, adjacencies, M&A, and AI opening new pockets of opportunity.
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State of Food and Beverage: The choices CPG leaders can make to renew growth
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The slow erosion of value in the consumer goods industry is now speeding up. Leaders need to reshape their portfolios, sharpen...
Podcast
From dashboards to decisions: Empowering merchants with agentic AI
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Agentic AI can automate routine work and improve merchandising decisions at scale. Two McKinsey experts discuss what it takes...
Podcast
The CFO as growth leader: A conversation with Levi’s Harmit Singh
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Levi Strauss & Company’s chief financial and growth officer, Harmit Singh, discusses growth, transformation, and the...
Article
Merchants unleashed: How agentic AI transforms retail merchandising
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Agentic-AI-empowered merchants will spend less time reporting and more time strategizing. But getting there will require new...
The State of Grocery
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The State of Grocery Retail Europe 2026: Margins under pressure, models in motion
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Despite continued pressure on margins and growth, renewed momentum is emerging in European grocery in 2026—with private label, adjacencies, M&A, and AI opening new pockets of opportunity.
Article
Growth in the era of intentional shoppers: Beyond omnichannel grocery in Latin America
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Our latest report in conjunction with Worldpanel by Numerator finds a new kind of consumer emerging across the region—and opportunities for companies willing to take bold steps.
Article
State of grocery retail MENA 2026: Managing the growth paradox
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Consumer confidence in the Middle East and North Africa is rising, but retail momentum is not. Ten trends can help grocers navigate this paradox, gain granular insights, and identify areas for growth.
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McKinsey on Consumer and Retail Podcast: Insights from experts on business and management
McKinsey experts discuss the latest trends and the most pressing challenges for leaders in the retail and consumer-goods industries. Hear about the immediate and longer-term moves that matter most for business success. Topics covered include strategy, technology, marketing, operations, and organization.