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Deloitte finds 90% of retailers want stronger brand collaboration – yet most CPG and CE brands show up to buyer meetings with the wrong briefcase. The gap isn't data. It's translation: connecting consumer motivation, shopper behavior, and retailer economics into a growth plan that earns strategic partner status. This article breaks down what retailers are actually evaluating, what it costs brands who miss it, and how winning organizations close the gap.

The 'average' consumer is a deceptive baseline. In 2026, a K-shaped divergence has split consumers, retailers, and brands into two accelerating extremes – while the undifferentiated middle shrinks. This report analyzes five macro-trend divergences impacting CPG and Consumer Electronics: macroeconomic asymmetry, the new consumer calculus, unified commerce, the barbell marketplace, and technology's new rules. With 29 data sources and sector-specific strategies.

A comprehensive framework for building learning plans that get funded. Includes 8-step process (with our Free Template), client priorities, and strategies for CPG and CE brands to turn budget constraints into competitive advantage.

Grocery eCommerce sales accelerated during the pandemic and are expected to continue to grow. McKinsey’s Apr’22 report says it could...