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As we look towards 2025, Kantar Retail reflects upon our 2024 growth theme predictions. Discover how Kantar’s insights helped our customers achieve growth against challenging macroeconomic conditions: https://loom.ly/x30MFUA Kim Donkersley Charalet VanderWall-Dunnigan #Retail #CategoryManagement #VirtualReality

Amazon’s ecosystem is robust and diverse, with growth accelerating across retail, fulfillment, entertainment, and services. As Amazon CEO Andy Jassy put it, “Progress is made across all facets of Amazon, perhaps none more so than the continued reacceleration in AWS growth.” To discuss Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s rapid rise to fame across retail and CPG organizations, Justin Honaman, head of retail and consumer goods industry strategy and the business development team at Amazon Web Services, joins Kantar’s Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on episode 76 of Kantar’s #RetailSoundBites. Listen here 🎧 https://loom.ly/6rGzRFA

Court rulings have left the Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked, prompting Albertsons to take legal action and seek damages. Ross Cloyd shares how the merger is more than just a dispute between two grocery giants—it has the potential to reshape the competitive landscape of the entire grocery industry. Read more: https://loom.ly/ALbSX68 #Grocery #Retail

Kantar Retail is excited to announce that Miloš Ryba has joined Retail IQ team! As a trusted global retail market expert, Milos has extensive experience in the #FMCG industry, supporting retailers and suppliers worldwide.   Welcome, Milos! #WeAreKantar #Retail

Day two of our Global Retail Insights Conference is off to a strategic start 🏃♂️ Amarinder (Amar) Singh set the tone with a close examination of how retailers are building value chains and prioritizing strategic investments. Karen Kelso and Mary Brett Whitfield uncover how pillars of value are shaping shopper consideration and purchase. Looking to access these sessions? Get in touch: https://loom.ly/llO7VdY #Retail #Retailers #CPG

Day one of our Global Retail Insights Conference has begun! Our first session of the day, led by Rachel Dalton and Paida Mugudubi, is jam-packed with insights into the current state of global retail and future trends. Want access to the rest of our marquee event? Explore the biggest opportunities to drive growth with us: https://loom.ly/llO7VdY #Retail #RetailInsights #GlobalRetail

Building and redesigning #Retail environments throughout 2024 has proved more challenging than ever. Supply chain complexities, plus rising costs for materials and services, meant that many concepts faced long, turbulent journeys to become real. Kantar’s Virtual Reality Solutions supports store design and build leaders by modernizing their workstreams, slashing costs, and boosting stakeholder collaboration throughout every project step. Learn more: https://loom.ly/pUziXkI #VirtualReality #StoreDesign

The best time to plan for the future is now. It's not too late to register! At Kantar's flagship Global Retail Insights Conference, our leaders will be armed with insights into value, AI, inflation, retail media networks, GLP-1, and much more. Join us December 11-12 for two days of can't-miss content. Now's your chance to pave a clearer path forward, so don't miss out! Reserve your seat: https://loom.ly/llO7VdY #Retail #CPG #FMCG

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has significant implications for the retail and fast-moving consumer goods (#FMCG) industry. Kennedy’s long-standing advocacy for dietary reforms and stringent regulation of food additives suggests a potential shift in federal policies that could reshape industry practices. Barry Thomas identifies five food-related areas that Kennedy, if confirmed, could shake up. Read more: https://loom.ly/2uXTe48 #Retail #CPG

In the heat of economic pressures, market dynamics, and retailer shifts, shopper sentiment has triggered the expansion of #PrivateLabel in the US. Tom B., executive director of consumer foods at Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America, joins Kantar’s Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on episode 75 of #RetailSoundBites to discuss the rise of private labels in US grocery stores. This episode also features Doug Hermanson, Kantar’s principal economist, who dives into the macroeconomic state of retail and post-election predictions. Listen now 🎧 https://loom.ly/F70JR-c #Retail