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Thursday, June 11, 2026
The New Luxury Equation: from Awareness to Desirability
A more mature luxury market is reshaping the industry's outlook. While growth can no longer be taken for granted, discussions at the RLC Fashion...
Monday, June 8, 2026
GLP-1s and the Future of Food: New 2026 Insights on Consumption, Premiumization and Market Impact
In 2025, we explored how GLP-1’s were beginning to reshape consumer behavior, identifying early evidence of reduced food consumption and shifting demand patterns. Our...
Thursday, May 28, 2026
How travel brands can turn loyalty into a win-win-win
If loyalty programmes are no longer enough to drive meaningful preference for most customers, what actually builds loyalty in travel today? Read more here....
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Cruise 3.0: Scale, Sophistication and a New Wave of Value Creation
Cruise is no longer a niche corner of leisure: it is a fast-growing, scaled platform undergoing a period of structural change. Read more here....
Friday, May 8, 2026
Getting Fit for the Fight
State of the Retail Nation: reflections from retail CEO interviews and the World Retail Congress, Berlin
Friday, May 8, 2026
Pockets of Growth in European Beverages: Where Leaders Are Winning in a Low-Growth Market
Across Europe the beverages sector presents a paradox. At a headline level, growth appears modest with per capita consumption has increased only slightly over...
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Quo vadis, DIY?
German DIY is entering a structurally more demanding phase - one in which legacy strengths such as large-box scale, broad assortments and dense physical...
Monday, April 20, 2026
Food Supply Chain Resilience: Redesigning Food Logistics Strategy for a Volatile World
For three decades, the food industry perfected cost efficiency. Global sourcing, lean inventories, centralised production and just-in-time replenishment drove margin expansion and predictable service...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Private Equity Transactions 2025
Explore sector insights, key highlights from the successful deals we supported across our core specialisms in 2025, and a glimpse into what 2026 holds.
Monday, November 24, 2025
Driving Value Creation in Private Equity
Private equity is at a turning point. Fundraising has slowed, exits are bottlenecked, and financial-engineering tailwinds are fading. But opportunity remains for those who...
Friday, October 24, 2025
Navigating the Rise of AI in Marketing: From Hype to Impact
Marketing has always evolved through waves of technological change, from the dominance of mass media to the performance era of digital. Artificial intelligence now...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Are Businesses Leaving Money on the Table? Unlocking Value Through Circularity
Circularity has long been framed as an environmental imperative, however it is just as much as commercial one. Our latest report, written in collaboration...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Unlocking the Potential of Home and Personal Services Marketplaces
The home and personal services sector represents a multi-trillion-dollar global opportunity, yet its digital penetration remains extremely low, at less than 2%. Unlike other...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Private Equity Transactions 2024
Explore sector insights, key highlights from the successful deals we supported across our core specialisms in 2024, and a glimpse into what 2025 holds...
Friday, November 15, 2024
The Global 50
Our annual Global 50 report, now in its 22nd year, provides an independent snapshot of the financial performance of the world’s FMCG powerhouses, uncovering...
Monday, October 21, 2024