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AI-Powered Commerce: What China’s Path Reveals About the West
22 Jun 26One in two consumers globally are using ChatGPT to search for products in 2026. Nearly four in five say AI has introduced them to a brand they hadn't considered before. And yet, we ask a shopper in Shanghai and a shopper in Seattle how they use generative AI to buy things, and there are two different stories that barely resemble each other.
Rabia Yasmeen
Growth of Bakery Products in Asia Will Be Won in Snacking
10 Jun 26Asia Pacific’s bakery market is entering a more dynamic phase. The biggest opportunity will not come from trying to make bakery a daily staple in rice- and noodle-led diets, where retail volume consumption of bread is only a third that of rice in Asia. It will come from repositioning bakery as an impulse-led, indulgent and increasingly health-aware snacking proposition.
Emil Fazira
Next Asian Wave: Strategies influencing global markets
7 May 26 | SGT: 11:00 AMJoin our experts as we break down the expansion playbooks of leading Chinese and Korean brands, revealing how they adapt to local markets, build ecosystem advantages and leverage authenticity to capture new demand.
Euromonitor International
Asia’s Gen Alpha Will Define the Future of Consumption
23 Apr 26Gen Alpha is emerging as one of Asia Pacific’s most influential cohorts. Families with children are predicted to generate USD9 trillion in household expenditure by 2025; and by 2040, the region will be home to an estimated 965 million Gen Alpha consumers, contributing USD3 trillion in spending.
Emil Fazira
Decoding Gen Alpha as Asia’s next growth engine
20 Apr 26This report extract distils Euromonitor International’s latest insights on how Gen Alpha’s ecosystem—spanning technology, wellness, culture and family dynamics—is creating immediate and long‑term growth opportunities across Asia Pacific, with distinct implications by market.
Euromonitor International
Energy Shock Exposes Asia's Structural Vulnerability
1 Apr 26The global energy price shock and supply disruptions amid the US/Israel-Iran war expose Asia’s dependence on Middle Eastern energy, concentrated trade corridors, and highly price-sensitive consumer demand. The immediate disruption is already affecting economies, companies and consumers across the region, but the bigger implication is more structural: energy security, supply chain optionality, and value-driven demand are becoming more central to business strategy in a more volatile operating environment.
An Hodgson