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US, UK, EU & China Quarterly Economic Update, 3Q22: Global Headwinds Give Rise to Economic Ambiguity

Our new Quarterly Economic Update discusses macroeconomic indicators from the US, the UK, China and the EU (European Union), breaking out data for France and Germany. We cover GDP, consumer spending and inflation. We look at recently released data for the third quarter of 2022, which show positive GDP growth but depressed consumer spending levels.

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Retail-Tech Landscape: Retail Crime Prevention

The need to tackle security-related challenges—from shoplifting-driven shrinkage to e-commerce returns fraud—is resulting in increasing demand from retailers for innovative loss-prevention solutions. We highlight three key industry trends in retail crime prevention and present selected startups globally whose technology solutions support brands and retailers in transforming and automating their checkout operations.

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