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With customers adapting to the post-pandemic normal and preferring to stay at home, brands across the globe are seeking solutions to meet the increased demand for online services. The relatively sudden and significant increase in eCommerce has made it challenging for companies to maintain a workforce for customer assistance. Brands are relying on t...

The need for innovation is driving growth in disruptive business models. Traditional industries such as transportation, housing, delivery, finance, and banking have been challenged by new entrants with disruptive business structures which are challenging the old regulatory rules that previously governed the markets. Emerging technologies such as AI...

31 Mar 2021  |  Global  |  Technology Research

Autonomous Mobile Robots: R&D Portfolio Assessment

Autonomous Mobile Robots are Finding Wide-range of Applications in Warehouse Management, Last-mile Delivery, Healthcare, Hospitality and Security

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The need for automation in logistics and warehouses is being driven by the increasing popularity of e-commerce which has experienced a further boost, same-day delivery demands, shortage of labor, and the time wasted by labor in travelling long distances and carrying out monotonous tasks and lastly the incapability to scale existing solutions such a...

Prolonged geopolitical uncertainty, elevated energy costs, and persistent supply chain and trade disruptions define global economic conditions in Q3 2026. The US-Iran conflict has materially weakened the global growth trajectory, shaving 0.6 percentage points from the 2026 outlook (vs 3.5% in 2025) and slowing global GDP growth to 2.5% in Q3 2026, ...

This research explores the powerful global forces that will reshape business, society, and technology over the coming decade, offering a holistic view of the megatrends redefining the future operating environment. These forces span geopolitical fragmentation, demographic divergence, technological acceleration, environmental pressures, and fundament...

Fears of a global recession have been compounding in the recent past, with emerging signs of weakness in economic growth and other high-frequency parameters. The Russo-Ukrainian war has weakened global economic sentiment, with aggressive central bank interest rate hikes to curtail inflation also fueling recessionary fears. To provide decision-ma...

Global economic conditions in Q2 2026 are defined by heightened geopolitical stress, energy market volatility, and supply chain and trade disruptions. The outbreak of the US–Iran conflict has altered the global growth trajectory, trimming roughly 0.3 percentage points from annual expansion (compared to 3.4% in 2025) and pushing Q2 2026 growth to it...

22 Sep 2026  |  Global  |  Market Research

Global Trade Bloc Transformations, 2040

Next-Gen Trade and Economic Blocs Will Center Around Technology, Energy Security, and Critical Minerals Alliances

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Accelerating geopolitical fragmentation, industrial policy intervention, and the emergence of regionally aligned trade ecosystems will structurally transform global trade by 2040. As the multilateral trading system weakens and geopolitical alignment increasingly dictates trade flows, resilience-led regionalization, where countries and firms priorit...

07 Jan 2021  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Global Smart City Scorecard, 2020

Top 15 Global Smart Cities Driving Resilience in a Post-COVID-19 World

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This research service identifies smart cities that are built with definitive smart city goals and have a high level of maturity. The goal is to provide an analysis of the pursuits that cities are undertaking to ensure the sustainability, cohesiveness, and comprehensiveness of their smart city strategies. City governments and policy stakeholders w...