Industries

This series features novel business approaches and innovations in the retail space. It is a set of profiles that illustrate the trends offering holistic and interactive experiences for customers as well as convenience and benefits to retailers. To develop a business ecosystem that delivers high customer engagement, companies are investing in advanc...

This study features emerging Trend Opportunity Profiles that share novel business outlooks in the form of models, which offer convenience to customers and profit to owners through advanced technology usage, increased digital presence, and strategic collaborations. With a shift to convenience and ease of access as the focal point for consumers, c...

The year 2023 will begin with three disruptive forces already playing out. The first is inflationary pressure on wages. The global labor market is expected to remain tight due to aging workforces and stringent immigration policies. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on labor force turnover rates will keep price inflation higher than pre-pandemic l...

The climate emergency and the intrinsic link between resources and energy in the circular economy escalated in 2022 because of geopolitical chaos. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fueled a rapid increase in energy prices and supply chain disruptions, which has led to collaboration across key industry verticals to develop innovative technologies and s...

Frost & Sullivan’s Nutrition & Wellness program area tracks the ingredients and related technologies associated with agriculture, personal health, and well-being. These ingredients include agrochemicals, food additives, human and animal nutrition ingredients, and functional and active ingredients for personal care and home care applications. T...

Materials science is at the core of every industry, as its innovations will lead to more sustainable manufacturing practices. In this study, we explore sustainable materials, their types, and the innovation observed across several industries. Sustainable materials are classified as follows: 1) Organic Material 2) Natural Biodegradable Polym...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) has become the main talking point due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the pandemic radically shifted the focus of PPE's manufacturing, procuring, and use. Today, as the PPE industry struggles with pricing pressures, growing inflation, and global economic uncertainties, winners will offer strategic product differe...

Frost & Sullivan’s mobility team tracks the global off-highway (OHW) equipment industry, providing deep-dive analysis of the shift toward equipment-as-a-service models and the implications of new technologies on the transportation landscape of the future.The OHW practice evaluates applications in the construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, a...

In the last few years, the practice of identifying someone based on their gender has lost importance. People have realized the extent of gender-based discrimination in society, in the workplace, and in the marketplace. More and more people have chosen to declare themselves nonbinary, to avoid being confined by the traditional definition of male or ...