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State of the Consumer 2026: When tech acceleration and cost pressures collide
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The consumer is changing fast. Four trends—the tech-driven path to purchase, the health revolution, the experience economy, and the resourceful consumer—will redefine the sector. Will brands keep up?
From aisle to algorithm: The beauty categories, channels, and concepts shaping 2030 growth
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The global beauty market is expected to grow by 5 percent annually through 2030. But major disruptions are underway, driven by expanding definitions of beauty, fluid shopping behavior, and social commerce.
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The AI transformation manifesto
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Twelve themes separate companies that are truly rewired for AI from their peers.
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The State of Fashion 2026: When the rules change
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Fashion leaders have moved past uncertainty, but challenges including economic volatility, evolving consumer priorities, and rapid technological disruption demand more agility and stronger capabilities to succeed in the year ahead.
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Global Banking Annual Review 2026: Precision with speed
Global Banking Annual Review 2026: Precision with speed
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In this preview of our 2026 Global Banking Annual Review, we provide a glimpse of banks’ continued strong results in 2025; the emergence of a new world map; the tipping point for customer ownership; and the unprecedented pace at which AI is remaking the industry, prompting banks to accelerate their precision strategies and evolve into multispeed organizations.
The next age of fintech: AI, digital assets, and new paths to success
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Fintechs are now generating $650 billion in revenue, and the most successful ones are balancing scale, profitability, and new-found regulatory maturity.
Beyond $1 trillion: The next chapter for insurance and private capital
Beyond $1 trillion: The next chapter for insurance and private capital
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Private-capital-backed insurers, whose assets totaled nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, have reshaped the life insurance industry over the past decade. As growth matures and returns compress, sustaining advantage will require integration—not just scale.
A Century of Plenty
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Can you imagine even the poorest country in the world achieving the prosperity and quality of life of today’s Switzerland—by 2100? Seems crazy, doesn’t it? After all, we live in uncertain times. But we have pulled off marvels before. Human advances over the past 100 years have been unprecedented. Can we achieve another century of progress?
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 their value propositions, and fully harness tech and AI—or risk ceding ground.
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Geopolitics and the geometry of global trade: 2026 update
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Tariff splashes, AI waves, and the ripples reshaping global trade.
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Korea’s next S-curve: A new economic growth model for 2040
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Currently faced with a stagnating economy, South Korea could grow to become a top-seven economy by 2040 by adopting eight bold...
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Eat, play, love: How Gen Z is shaping Korea’s grocery retailers
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Korea’s emerging Gen Z consumers want food that’s convenient, varied, and ethically and environmentally friendly....
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Five trends that will define South Korean grocery in 2023
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The ability to respond quickly to evolving consumer preferences could separate market leaders from the pack.
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How technology can elevate grocery stores in South Korea
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Grocers must reimagine physical stores to keep pace with consumer preferences. Technology will supply a critical boost in this...
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Using sustainability to transform food systems in South Korea
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Now is the time for grocers to develop strategic sustainability plans focused on value creation and think more broadly about...