Top  Ten Reports │ Second Quarter 2026

Our top ten reports this quarter look at the most impactful consumer behavior shifts in food and beverage, shopping in the age of AI, and more. At No. 1, McKinsey’s Henning Soller and coauthors explore how over 300 global organizations are actively collaborating with quantum technology companies to solve business challenges.

4. Shopping in the age of AI: Redefining stores for a new era [32 pages]

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. What’s next for stores 

5. The next age of fintech: AI, digital assets, and new paths to success [40 pages]

Fintechs are now generating $650 billion in revenue, and the most successful ones are balancing scale, profitability, and new-found regulatory maturity. What will shape the future of fintech 

6. Global Banking Annual Review 2026: Precision with speed [28 pages]

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. Download the preview 

7. Ramping up manufacturing in America? [61 pages]

Probing how much manufacturing ramp-up would be needed to address US trade dependencies. Read more 

8. The State of Grocery Retail Europe 2026: Margins under pressure, models in motion [40 pages]

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. Read the 40-page report 

9. The surprising economics of B2B growth: The new survival threshold—and what it takes to thrive [18 pages]

The 2026 Global B2B Pulse Survey finds a divide between leaders and laggards—and shows how integrating hyperpersonalization, AI, and sales accountability creates a new operating system for growth. Unlock sustained B2B growth 

10. When AI meets desire: Innovating human-centered luxury experiences in the agentic age [17 pages]

With luxury consumers rapidly embracing AI, the strategic question for merchants is no longer whether agents will mediate the journey, but who controls how brands are perceived. Shape your brand’s AI future 

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