Cities

From inciting technological innovation to adapting to social change, cities play an important role in today’s societies. Keeping businesses, governments and other organisations informed about city-level changes, such as knowing where incomes are ...

The shared mobility scene is intensifying with more firms emerging and catering to the growing digitalised global community. Yet high levels of competition, the relatively small shared mobility market and quite recently, coronavirus, are challenging ...

Cities will need to focus on four key areas in mitigating the effects of future pandemics: urban mobility, urban design, the built environment and supply chains. Each aspect has been called into question during Coronavirus (COVID-19) with extensive ...

Problems such as congestion and air pollution coupled with changing consumer attitudes to environmental issues and increasing adoption of smartphones, is pushing ahead a new agenda for travel - one focused on connected, autonomous, shared and ...

Euromonitor International predicts that the global economy will pick up slightly in 2020, with annual real growth of 3.2%. We offer key insights from economy, finance and trade; cities; industrial; and sustainability perspectives. For example, 5G ...

The world will hit the eight billion population landmark by 2024. This growth will bring with it both challenges and opportunities for economies and businesses alike. A growing population can be a boon to economic growth and private consumption if ...

Digital Twin is part of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things ecosystem. Digital Twin is a digital replica of every physical asset involved in the manufacturing process. This can include physical machinery and production components, as well as ...

Exploring city labour markets can provide important insights for businesses, governments and other stakeholders in helping to better evaluate the socioeconomic standing of city economies. The report studies the labour market across the world’s ...

Xiamen is a popular city for tourism, both for local residents and for visitors coming from further afield, and many visitors like to purchase local kaoliang liquor. Kaoliang liquor, distilled from sorghum, is frequently served on special occasions ...

Megalopolises - contiguous urban agglomerations featuring economic, infrastructural and/or cultural relationships, have not gained much attention in economic discourse. However, generating 35% of global economic output, their relevance cannot be ...

Xiamen is in a subtropical location with a monsoon climate, and experiences high rainfall and temperatures in the summer. Xiamenese consumers tend to prefer cosmetics featuring a high level of sun protection. In addition, beauty products, especially ...

New city building runs parallel with the current urbanisation trend - but also with the increasing role developing markets are playing in the global economy. It is estimated that 400-500 newly built cities are in the pipeline over the next 30 years -...

Consumer and labour markets around the world are shaped by population change. Understanding the data and future demographic shifts will enable businesses to prepare, strategise and adapt their products and services to the most important consumer ...

This report looks at the problems associated with the most inefficient leg of the delivery process – often referred to as the “last mile” – and examines the key trends and challenges impacting the delivery market. It identifies the novel commercial ...

Lucknow’s social structure is largely traditional, and consumers have a conservative outlook to consumption of alcohol. However, with the rise in young population and modern migrant workforce, the society has started adopting a modern outlook. ...

Indore is a industrial, cosmopolitan and prosperous city. It resembles Mumbai in terms of lifestyle, and is sometimes referred to as “Mini Mumbai”. Indore is a promising educational hub and home to both IIT and IIM. With the growth of the corporate ...

Most Sub-Saharan cities are forecast to grow fast, in some cases doubling in size (in terms of consumer spending) in just a decade. However, even with such fast-paced growth they will still remain modest consumer markets by any developed market ...

The narrative on mobility’s shifting physiognomies is catching on in developing cities. Challenges, among them, rapid urbanisation and passenger car adoption - coalesced by lagging infrastructure, form undesirable urban problems. However, problems ...

While urbanisation continues to be a major global demographic trend, the urban consumer profile is also shifting, driven by population ageing, rising incomes and value change. Cities are therefore witnessing a rise in population diversity, a growing ...

The US-China trade war is bringing economic challenges to supply chains containing the two countries. Port cities are especially vulnerable, with Shenzhen and Los Angeles being highly dependent on US-China trade. While businesses are aiming to ...