Retail Insights
Featured Insights
Article
State of the Consumer 2025: When disruption becomes permanent
-
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers’ crisis-era habits have lingered. Here’s what organizations can do to outcompete in the second half of the decade.
Report
Sporting Goods 2025—The new balancing act: Turning uncertainty into opportunity
-
While the sporting goods industry has persevered over the past year, slowing growth forecasts are compelling executives to focus...
Interview
Stitching a new future: How to revive the Italian fashion industry
-
Carlo Capasa, chairman of the association Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, shares what industry leaders can do to reposition...
Article
Eight tech-forward imperatives for consumer CTOs in 2025
-
New technologies enable consumer companies to uplift skills, productivity, and value. But consumer tech leaders who don’t...
Report
The State of Luxury: How to navigate a slowdown
-
Macroeconomic headwinds, shifting client preferences, and a deteriorating value proposition are weighing on the global luxury...
The State of Grocery Retail Europe 2025
Podcast
Collection
McKinsey on Consumer and Retail Podcast: Insights from experts on business and management
McKinsey experts discuss the latest trends and the most pressing challenges for leaders in the retail and consumer-goods industries. Hear about the immediate and longer-term moves that matter most for business success. Topics covered include strategy, technology, marketing, operations, and organization.
More insights
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
How circularity can make the built environment more sustainable
-
Minimizing waste and maximizing utility could add $360 billion in net value gain by 2050.
Podcast
How the sporting goods industry can turn uncertainty into opportunity
-
A new report, Sporting Goods 2025, explores key themes that will shape the market and highlights consumer trends that...