Leadership is easy when things go to plan. But true leadership is revealed when everything falls apart. I have worked with leaders in the crucible of crisis—financial collapse, reputational damage, existential threat.

Comparisons between the constantly connected mobile devices that we carry in our pocket and the future of automobiles have been growing more common for years.

A 2021 acceleration in revenue growth across CP sectors after the height of the pandemic has been curtailed by the global economic headwinds faced in the industry this year.

Parents, preparing to send children back to school amid another year of inflationary pressure, are focusing more on the overall value of footwear than simply finding the best deal...

For the third straight year, AlixPartners presented to attendees at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) State of the Industry Summit, held in April outside Chicago.

Here's a challenge: have a guess at what people are going to want to buy and wear, and in what volumes and at which price points, in 10 months' time.

In recent times, consumer product companies and retailers have grappled with a challenging landscape marked by uncertainty, mounting pressures, and increasing complexity.

Putting the right people in the right seats and empowering them has never been more important.

Anyone remotely familiar with scouting knows the motto "be prepared." The recent CrowdStrike event, affecting 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices...

The outlook for employee equity is brighter thanks to Ownership Works, a nonprofit organization working to catalyze the design and implementation of employee ownership models...

Now in our fifth year of the AlixPartners Disruption Index, we have seen how some disruptions strike and then fade as challenges for business leaders.

Since the 1940s, the Misery Index has been an informal measurement of the state of the economy adding the rate of inflation to the rate of unemployment.

Increased tensions between the two largest economies, a recent war, and a pandemic have caused the economic and geopolitical world order to shift.

A CEO's job has never been easy, but it keeps getting more complex.

California recently signed Assembly Bill 701 into law that will go into effect January 2022 and will potentially impact many companies operating warehouses and distribution centers in the state.

We recently attended the 2024 Financial Times Mining Summit in London, joining the sector's leading voices exploring the latest trends, innovations, and challenges.

Somewhere between 50% and 90% of new consumer products launches fail, depending on the methodology.

Executing attractive carveouts in the current market environment is tough. Sellers and buyers are turning over every rock, negotiating aggressively across all deal elements...

As sector volatility persists, hotels must prioritize value, premium experiences, and operational agility to align with evolving consumer sentiment and segmented spending behaviors.

The breakfast customer represents the most valuable yet most demanding segment in convenience store foodservice, willing to pay premium prices but expecting QSR-level quality and freshness. A recent AlixPartners survey of over 2,000 customers reveals critical gaps between customer expectations and brand performance, particularly around freshness and food quality.