Enterprise technology leaders face a widening gap as AI transforms operating and business models. While some organizations invest in wholesale transformation, others accumulate cost and complexity treating AI as discrete projects. This report examines where value is being captured, where risk is building, and what separates leaders from laggards in responding to unpredictable disruption.

Drawing on 3.2 million employee ratings across the top 50 global retailers, this collaborative study with Darwin X reveals a critical link between workforce satisfaction and AI readiness. The analysis exposes a widening transatlantic divide in retail employee happiness and demonstrates why closing this gap has become essential for retailers competing to build advanced AI capabilities.

After strong inventory turnover performance exiting 2025, CPG companies reversed that trend and built inventory entering 2025 in large part to mitigate tariff volatility...

The U.K.'s F&B sector is navigating a period of significant disruption. Those who rapidly adjust to the changes in consumer behaviour are thriving and will define the next era of growth.

Leadership has become the single most important driver of value creation in private equity – and yet many firms remain underprepared for the realities of longer holding periods, more complex roll‑ups, and a far more volatile operating environment.

Freight transport M&A showed signs of recovery in Q1 2026, with deal volume rising approximately 5% and capital concentrating in larger strategic transactions. North American activity surged back to pre-Liberation Day levels, while geopolitical risks and structural oversupply continued to reshape buyer strategies and underwriting models across the sector.

The Environmental and Waste sector has experienced significant M&A momentum over the past decade, driven by regulatory changes and investor interest in circular economy platforms.

Manufacturers and merchants have held their breath for years, but structural headwinds and high inflation mean the market has shifted into a new normal of lower growth

Dan Klein sits down with Andrew Humphris, Founder and CTO of Infinitesima, to explore the semiconductor technologies powering the AI revolution and the challenge of manufacturing at atomic scale. This episode examines what the future holds for the hardware underpinning next-generation innovation.

The Tech 10 video series brings critical technology questions to the boardroom, examining how AI, cybersecurity, data foundations, and tech modernization are reshaping business strategy. In this episode, industry experts discuss the realities of cyber incident response, revealing the disconnect between executive expectations and operational recovery capabilities, and why true resilience requires more than just technological solutions.

Welcome to the Tech 10, a video series that explores the key questions driving technological change and innovation today.

The Tech 10 video series explores the key questions driving technological change and innovation today.

The Tech 10 video series explores the key questions driving technological change and innovation today.

Host Narry Singh sits down with Anders Jones, CEO and founder of Facet Wealth Management, to explore how a fintech disruptor is reimagining wealth management for the mass affluent market through a flat-fee subscription...

How can consumer products companies consistently exceed productivity targets in a world of constant disruption? This was the central question at the 2025 Consumer Products Executive Productivity Forum, hosted by AlixPartners.

Q3 2025 saw varied results across consumer product sectors. Health & Beauty and Home & Outdoor categories reported revenue growth compared to Q2 2025, whereas the Apparel & Luxury, Durables, and Food & Beverage categories recorded declines.

Manufacturing PMI has accelerated to its strongest level since mid-2022, while spot trucking rates and crude oil prices have surged dramatically in early 2026. The Strait of Hormuz disruption has compounded cost pressures across consumer sectors, though an interim U.S.-Iran ceasefire may bring margin relief if peace holds through the critical Q3 retail build-up period.

Trade tensions escalated over the past month, with the U.S. announcing a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico (implementation delayed by 30 days), reinstating a 25% tariff on steel...

We were honored to be hosted by Stifel on their recent webinar, where we discussed insights from our 2025 Container Shipping Outlook.

The Tech 10 is a video series exploring the key questions driving technological change and innovation today.