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Global Retail in 2023: Five Forces, Five Trends

Our flagship annual report outlines our trend expectations for the year ahead in retail globally. We discuss five forces set to impact global retail in 2023–including high inflation and interest rates—and reiterate our RESET framework for retailers to respond to short-term consumer needs while securing longer-term success.

Retail-Tech Landscape: Retail Crime Prevention

The need to tackle security-related challenges—from shoplifting-driven shrinkage to e-commerce returns fraud—is resulting in increasing demand from retailers for innovative loss-prevention solutions. We highlight three key industry trends in retail crime prevention and present selected startups globally whose technology solutions support brands and retailers in transforming and automating their checkout operations.

Singles’ Day 2022: Making an Impact Around the World

Singles’ Day (also known as 11.11), the world’s largest online global shopping festival, expanded once again this year, including an increasing number of retailers from outside China. As part of our Singles’ Day 2022 coverage, we examine various promotions from locations outside Mainland China.