Top 10 | Consumer & Retail

As 2022 draws to a close, we’re revisiting our most popular insights of the year. Today, we give you our best-read pieces on consumer and retail, which focus on topics including the sporting goods industry, the grocery e-commerce market, and more. At No. 1. is How the fashion industry can get into a metaverse mindset, a deep dive into the first chapter of The State of Fashion 2022 report, by Anita Balchandani, Achim Berg, and co-authors. Read on for our full top 10, and don’t miss McKinsey Publishing’s 2022 year in review for a month-by-month journey of some of the year’s biggest inflection points.

4. State of Fashion Technology Report 2022

As technological innovation accelerates, fashion companies have an opportunity to serve customers better while also creating a more efficient, responsive, and responsible business. Keep up 

5. The next horizon for grocery e-commerce: Beyond the pandemic bump

Consumers will increasingly shop for groceries online in the years ahead. Retailers must make a series of strategic investments to keep pace. Understand shopper behavior 

6. How current global trends are disrupting the fashion industry

Fashion suppliers and brands, like other companies, are facing significant economic and geopolitical challenges. Here’s what they can do to adapt and thrive. Innovate plans 

7. Forecasting the future of stores

Shoppers’ behaviors and expectations have changed dramatically—and continue to evolve. If retailers want to keep their physical stores relevant, here are five things they’ll need to get right. Look ahead 

8. Navigating inflation in retail: Six actions for retailers

Retailers are facing the possibility of persistent inflation—but they can meet that challenge in ways that streamline operations, retain customers, and drive profitable growth. Meet the challenge 

9. Black representation in the beauty industry

Black beauty consumers and brands face deep challenges when it comes to equity. Removing those barriers can lead to greater opportunity for everyone in the industry. Flip the script 

10. Reducing food loss: What grocery retailers and manufacturers can do

An estimated $600 billion worth of food is lost during or just after harvest. Can manufacturers and grocers do anything about it? Definitely—and it will be good for business, people, and the planet. Enable lasting change 

Share these insights

Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends—along with our other top-ten lists of the year—as part of McKinsey Publishing’s year in review. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here.