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Company Insights
Compass Group plc: Digital Transformation Strategies
Compass Group Plc (Compass) is a food catering and support services group. The group, through its subsidiaries, provides contract catering services, office cleaning, reception services, light maintenance, security services, grounds and gardens services, and clinical equipment services. Compass also offers laundry and linen services, waste management, housekeeping, facilities management, and environmental services. It serves offices, schools, universities, hospitals, senior living communities, sports, and cultural venues, and offshore and remote sites. It operates under various brands including Eurest, Flik, Bon Appetit,...
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Thematic Analysis
Space Economy: Strategic Intelligence
Space launches used to be rare, memorable events of global significance. Today, the launch of rockets carrying multiple satellites into orbit is increasingly commonplace. SpaceX alone launched 138 rockets in 2024. GlobalData estimates the space economy market was worth $421.0 billion in 2024 and will reach $511.2 billion by 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% over the five-year period.
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Case Studies
Branded Residences - Case Study
This case study looks at the increasing interest behind branded residences . It discusses the concept of branded residences and the role of hospitality industry. The case study also discusses the challenges facing branded residences and the impacts it may have as well as the potential opportunities associated with it. Finally, this case study looks at insight and key trends of branded residences.
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Company Insights
Philip Morris International Inc.: Digital Transformation Strategies
Philip Morris International Inc. (Philip Morris) is a US-based multinational tobacco company. It produces cigarettes and a variety of smoke-free products, including e-vapor, heated tobacco, and oral smokeless products. Philip Morris aims to become a 100% smoke-free products company in the near future. As of March 31, 2025, smoke-free products accounted for 42% of Philip Morris’ overall revenue. The company is also focusing on developing and commercializing oral and inhaled consumer health & wellness products, as well as inhaled prescription...
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Sector Analysis
Data and Analytics Market and Technology Trends, Growth Drivers, Vendor Landscape, Opportunities and Forecast to 2028
The global data and analytics market research report provides an executive-level overview of the current data and analytics market worldwide, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2028. Published annually, the global data and analytics market report provides a detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by product/service type and verticals across the large enterprise and micro, small & medium enterprise (MSME) markets, as well as a review of key data and analytics market...
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Thematic Analysis
Deforestation Risk - Strategic Intelligence
Historically, public pressure and reputational concerns have driven deforestation action. However, new regulations will now force companies to take account of the risk posed to them by the deforestation to which they contribute, both directly and indirectly.
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Analyst Opinions
Agentic AI: Sector Impact and Innovations
As AI agents move from proof-of-concept to large-scale deployments, they are showing significant potential to improve operational efficiency, decision-making, and personalization. Emerging vendors like Hippocratic AI (healthcare), Boosted.AI (financial services), Agentech (financial services), FleetWorks (transportation, infrastructure, and logistics), Harvey (legal and compliance), and Pando (transportation, infrastructure, and logistics) are at the forefront of this transformation. Their tools, which integrate advanced reasoning frameworks, multi-agent collaboration models, and intelligent retrieval techniques, are creating scalable and adaptable AI systems that cater to sector-specific...
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Thematic Analysis
3D Printing - Strategic Intelligence
It is 40 years since the creation of the first 3D printed part, and the industry is well into adulthood. It has made a mark on the manufacturing world, but there is much more to be done. The industry no longer needs to prove that 3D printing works; it must now establish its place in the manufacturing mix.
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Thematic Analysis
Antitrust - Strategic Intelligence
Consensus around the need to regulate digital monopolies has never been stronger on both sides of the Atlantic. The European Commission is enforcing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and is expected to wrap up its investigations of Google, Meta, and Apple by 2026. The US government has stepped up efforts to tackle digital monopolies through lawsuits. The Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google, which would represent the strongest intervention to date against one of the world’s most powerful...
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Company Insights
Eni S.p.A.: Digital Transformation Strategies
Eni S.p.A. (Eni) is engaged in power generation from both renewable and traditional sources; exploration, development and extraction of oil and natural gas; crude oil refining, as well as the production and marketing of a wide variety of petrochemical products. The company aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 by decarbonizing its processes and the products it sells in the market. To achieve this goal, Eni is investing in the research and development of carbon capture and storage technologies, bio-refining,...