2021 Trends Reports
Consumer Products
The ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, 2020 elections, and more spurred massive shifts in consumer behavior that will continue to ripple in 2021.
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Life Sciences
The 2021 life sciences trends reflect an industry still moving at lightning speed to adapt to the new strategic, operational, and technological modalities across the business.
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Skincare
More consumers have shifted their focus from the appearance of their skin to its health and well-being, creating declines in makeup sales and upticks in skincare.
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Analytics
Data and analytics sit at the intersection of business and technology, where new drivers, trends, or developments can cause a shift in how businesses use, manage, and optimize.
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Medical Device
2020 has been a highly impactful year for the medical device community as companies face new challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Health and Beauty
The world of health and beauty is ever evolving as it is a continuous and fluid expression of societal norms and aesthetic ideals for its many consumers.
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Pharma
With the outbreak of COVID-19, many anticipated trends surrounding the pharmaceutical industry accelerated while others were deprioritized or overshadowed.
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Food and Beverage
The 2021 food and beverage industry trends reflect both the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the ever evolving tastes and preferences of consumers.
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Grocery
Throughout a year of uncertainty and rapid adjustments, implementation of digital technologies has been vital to grocery operations in 2020.
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Consumer Healthcare
As healthcare costs rise and the coronavirus pandemic continues, people have become more wary of their susceptibility to diseases and are more conscious of preventative care.
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Wearables
The wearables trends reflect changing demand, rapid innovation, and increased attention on overall health and wellness among the greater population.
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Footwear and Apparel
It’s no secret that the footwear and apparel industry are being heavily impacted by COVID-19, and the trends for 2021 readily reflect those changes.
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eCommerce
The 2021 eCommerce trends reflect the gargantuan impacts the global COVID-19 pandemic has left on consumers, shoppers, and businesses.
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Wholesale
Distribution of coronavirus vaccines, optimizing warehouses and distribution systems with technology, and growth in ePharmacy setting the stage for potential industry disruption.
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Project Management
2021 brought about many challenges for project teams and their leaders, as we move into 2021 they pose promising avenues for productivity growth and efficiency gains.
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