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Episodes
- From disruption to recovery: Navigating the new travel landscape in the Middle East
This audio was recorded on 8 April 2026. For the most up-to-date insights, visit our hub . The US/Israel-Iran war has delivered a sharp shock to global travel, forcing airspace closures, driving fuel costs higher and accelerating rapid shi…
- From search to conversation: How is AI rewiring the traditional shopper funnel?
AI is beginning to facilitate decisions and shape purchases before shoppers even reach a retailer. From AI-assisted search and recommendation engines to emerging agent-led discovery and checkout journeys, a new commerce model is forming—st…
- Luxury and Fashion: What to Expect in 2026 and Beyond
This audio episode is extracted from a video. For the full experience, including charts and slides, watch the video! Faced with rising cost pressures and heightened uncertainty, luxury and fashion players now face their toughest test in de…
- Cross-industry trends shaping growth into 2026
Euromonitor presents the five crucial cross-industry trends every business leader needs to be aware of to thrive in today’s volatile environment. In this episode, you’ll hear directly from our experts as they reveal how these short-term sh…
- The business of uncertainty: Impact of trump policies across industries
This episode contains audio extracted from a recent webinar. For the full version, including slides and other resources, click here. Complex and uncertain: two words that define the current outlook under Trump’s political agenda. What’s th…
- Global trade landscape: Impact and opportunities of Trump tariffs
Disclaimer: Panel was recorded on 8 May 2025 before the US-China trade agreement on tariff rollbacks for a 90-day period was announced on 12 May 2025. Hear this panel to unpack the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the global trade landscape. Y…
- Unlocking 3 types of consumers to drive brand engagement
Segmenting your consumers is crucial for effectively targeting the right audience. Join our experts to learn how to connect with your customers more deeply or expand your audience. In this discussion, you’ll hear about three consumer types…
- Adopting Sustainability Strategies for Success in Europe
Join two of our sustainability experts, Inga and Jorge, to explore this fast-changing landscape and find solutions to improve your strategic initiatives. Businesses are under pressure to align with ambitious climate goals and ensure transp…
- Wellness as a Lifestyle: How to Meet Consumer Demand
Join four of our leading experts as they delve into the evolving landscape of health and wellness, focusing on its expansion from a trend to a consumer lifestyle. Key topics include the Blurring of Wellness Concepts, Women’s Health, Self-C…
- Travel Leaders: Impact and Sustainability with Founder of Just a Drop, Fiona Jeffery
“We started focusing purely on water, sanitation, hygiene, education, because that's the starting point, but it's the starting point to so much more. It's the starting point to better health, more safety, better education, food security, g…
- Stay Home or Go Out? Can the New Roaring 20's Survive Soaring Inflation?
After a booming summer for socializing, things are starting to cool off. Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis are catching up with consumers who might still have some pent-up desire to go out. These conflicting desires leave consumers d…
- Hybrid Working: Impact on Travel, Leisure and Bleisure Travel
The fourth in a series exploring the impact of hybrid work on Western European industries, this episode explores the opportunities for destinations and brands in the growing "Bleisure Travel" market. Bleisure, the idea of combining busines…
- Consumers Are Pursuing Value: Why Brands Need to Pay Attention
With the holidays approaching and inflation surging , value is at top of mind for many consumers . But value is more than value for money, and the Pursuit of Value is here to stay as one of the 10 most influential megatrends identified by…
- Caffeine and Anxiety: Will Anxious Consumers Ever Actually Cut Back?
You've got 3,344 unopened emails, a To-Do list that's a mile long, and guests coming in for the weekend. The anxiety kicks in- How am I going to get everething done? Heart pounding, sweaty, hands shaking, you reach for the most logical thi…
- Ecotourism: Sustainability Meets Pent-Up Demand for Travel
For consumers who have spent the last few years yearning for travel, it's an exciting time. Borders are open, the threat of lock downs seems to have passed, restrictions have lifted, and there are excellent travel deals to be had. But at w…
- 3 Ways To Get Your Business Into the Metaverse
As the metaverse explodes to a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity, early comers will be the ones to reap the benefits. But how exactly can businesses get into the metaverse? Listen to Euromonitor's consumer expert, Jana Rude, lay out three…
- The Quest for Healthy Ageing in Asia Pacific
Wellness has been identified by Euromonitor International as having the furthest-reaching impact on industries and consumers in the future. In this podcast, Euromonitor's Julia Illera, Rachel He, Amulya Pandit, and Herbert Yum discuss the…
- DEI in Luxury and Fashion: What's Here and What's Next
Adeife Onwuzulike, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Euromonitor International, knows the true value of working in an inclusive and diverse company. She recently joined Euromonitor from The Confederation of British Indus…
- Hybrid Working: Impact on Consumer Appliances, Electronics, Home Improvement and Gaming
The third in a series that explores how hybrid working has impacted several industries across Western Europe. In this episode we turn our attention to what it means for industries like consumer electronics and appliances, home improvement…
- The Evolution of the Physical Space in Hospitality
Physical spaces are evolving in the wake of the pandemic. Drawing on their recent report, Nadejda Popova and Alex Jarman discuss the top six trends they're seeing in the hospitality industry as it responds to changing consumer lifestyles,…
- Less is More, or More for Less? How Inflation is Reshaping Brand Experiences
With prices skyrocketing, how can brands balance the conflicting consumer desires to have heightened experiences AND simplified inexpensive options? Senior Industry Manager, Caroline Bremner, explains how Euromonitor's Megatrend "Experienc…
- Beauty and Personal Care in Western Europe: Trends Defining the Region
Social occasions and travel have made a comeback, boosting the recovery of fragrances, colour cosmetics and sun care in Western Europe. But what about hand sanitiser? Has its hero moment come to an end? With inflation now in the mix, consu…
- Sustainability in Cannabis and Tobacco
Tackling environmental challenges are top of the sustainability agenda for governments, with countries around the world setting targets and regulations, and companies from every sector being encouraged to increase business transparency and…
- Airlines and Inflation: Can we expect a slowdown for the aviation sector?
Airlines are facing inflation, rising oil prices, and staff shortages, all while customers rush to book their "revenge travel" at a bargain cost. Some airlines are raising ticket prices to cope with rising expenses, but others are not. Eur…
- Sustainable Food and Drinks
What's driving sustainability in the foods and drinks industries? And what are the implications on businesses and consumers? Euromonitor's Maria Mascaraque, Food Industry Manager, Howard Telford, Senior Soft Drinks Manager and Rosemarie Do…
- Hybrid Working: Impact on Food and Nutrition
The second in a series that explores the impact of hybrid working, this episode is a deep dive into how retailers in the food and nutrition space are responding to the recent change in working patterns. Euromonitor's Natasha Cazin is joine…
- The Socialisation Paradox: A Dichotomy of Consumer Comfort
How are consumers with different comfort levels approaching a return to pre-pandemic life? Certain consumers are eager, whilst others are hesitant, to resume their normal activities, creating The Socialisation Paradox. Euromonitor's Rob Ev…
- Travel Leaders: Tourism Recovery in Asia Pacific with PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera
Join Caroline Bremner for the latest Travel Leaders Podcast in conversation with PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera. Liz gives us the latest update from Asia Pacific on tourism recovery, where there is cautious optimism based on pent up demand and inc…
- Travel Leaders: Conversations on The Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions
Join Caroline Bremner as she speaks to Chris Imbsen, Director of Sustainability at WTTC and Megan Morikawa, Global Sustainability Office Director at Iberostar. Chris walks us through the key findings of WTTC’s Roadmap to Net Zero where urg…
- How to Innovate in OTC through Sustainability and Digitalisation
The marketplace in OTC drugs is going through a period of acute change, as formulators and marketers increasingly must consider factors like sustainability and digitalisation in product design and brand outreach and development. In this po…
- The Impact of Rising Inflation on Businesses and Consumers
Everyone is talking about inflation. In this episode, Lan Ha, Euromonitor's Head of Economy, Finance, and Trade, explains how business and consumers will react in tandem to the surge in inflation. How will consumers modify their spending h…
- Fashion Friday: Fashion Opportunities in the Metaverse
As we adapt to an increasingly digitally reliant world, this episode explores how digital innovations, shifts in target demographics, and lifestyle changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are drawing fashion players to explore opportunitie…
- Hurdles in The Cannabis Revolution: Lessons from North America
The legalisation of the cannabis industry in California in 2016 was signaling the end of the illegal market and promising economic gains. Today leading California cannabis companies warn that they’re on the verge of collapse as most local…
- Hybrid Working: Impact on Fashion in Western Europe
This episode is the first in a series that explores how hybrid working has impacted several industries in Western Europe. After a year of working from home as a result of the 2020 pandemic, hybrid working came into full play by the end of…
- Emerging trends for the Indian Consumer Foodservice Industry in 2022
As India begins to emerge from the third Covid-19 wave, what tips and tricks will help restaurants keep afloat amidst the dynamic rules and regulations? Euromonitor International's Food and Nutrition Insight Lead India, Shreya Sharma, take…
- From Energy Boosting to Full Relaxation: The Strengthening of Oppositional Behaviours and Needs
As part of Euromonitor International's Megatension series, analysts Lucas Pinto and Chloe Maarek discuss how the pandemic has aroused a range of different feelings, leading some to increased anxiety and stress, and others to a higher proac…
- Fashion Friday: Circular Fashion in Eastern Europe
Consumers are growing more aware of environmental issues in fashion; yet, consumers' readiness to embrace circular fashion practices differs across the world. In this podcast, we will explore consumers preferences in the market of Eastern…
- Understanding the Middle Class Reset in Latin America
Latin American economies shrunk by more than 8% on average in 2020. This reality fosters the concept of frugal innovation, given the inadequate fiscal and monetary stimulus in the region. Consumers will continue to be price sensitive and r…
- Climate Action in Travel: Lots of Talk but Not Enough Action
While being a vehicle for job creation, prosperity and equality, if out of control, travel and tourism can damage precious ecosystems and biodiversity. Climate action was accelerated during the pandemic, where travel businesses took advant…
- Travel Leaders: Conversation with Jeremy Smith of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
Hot off the back of COP26, Caroline Bremner speaks to Jeremy Smith, Co-Founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency in the latest Travel Leaders podcast. Hear from Jeremy about the journey that Tourism Declares has been on, culminating…
- Ready meals: How Current Trends will Reshape the Market in the Future
In this episode, Euromonitor International’s Nutrition Research Analyst Ekaterina Tretyakova discusses the main trends in the ready meals market. Consumers tend to cook less often but still perceive eating together as an important social o…
- How Have Mobility Patterns Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
The COVID - 19 pandemic has ushered a change in consumer transport patterns. More people have turned away from public transport due to lockdowns and strict social distancing rules i n favour of cycling and private car travel, while others…
- Fashion Friday: The Rise of Digital Resale in North America
This month’s episode of Fashion Friday by Euromonitor International analyzes the digital resale market in North America. While the resale market has existed for decades, it is currently booming thanks to the changing needs and values of co…
- Travel Leaders: Interview with Geotourist
In this latest episode of Travel Leaders Series, Head of Travel Research Caroline Bremner speaks to Shaon Talukder, Chief Executive Officer of Geotourist, an award-winning audio-tours platform that enables local people to share and preserv…
- Sustainability in Fashion: Intention vs Action
In the aftermath of COVID-19 lockdowns, stark tensions and contradictions have arisen in many parts of the world. Behavioural tensions and responses range from empathy and a growing sense of community to a “me first” attitude of self-inter…
- Fashion Friday: The Increasing South Korean Influence on Global Fashion
Hallyu (a Chinese term that translates to ‘the Korean Wave’) refers to the transcendence and increasing popularity of South Korean cultural exports such as South Korean TV dramas and pop music. Popular in Asian countries from the mid-1990s…
- Sustainability in Luxury Goods: An Interview with Euromonitor International and Valuence Holdings
While the global luxury goods market is expected to recover from the pandemic in the coming years, sustainability will be an increasing focus area for luxury players to engage with consumers, with a new-normal having emerged as values were…
- Restarting Europe: Exploring New Trends in the Evolution of the Physical Store
This episode is the second of our new podcast series on “Restarting Europe”, where Food and Nutrition Research Analysts Margaux Laine and Marie Breban will dig deeper into the evolution of the physical store one year and a half into the CO…
- Fashion Friday: Top Trends Shaping the Apparel Industry in South Africa
As the region experienced recessionary economic conditions in the past year due to the pandemic, the value of the apparel and footwear industry declined by 15%. As a result, new trends such as digitalisation, cash-on-delivery and the rise…
- Megatrend: Experience More in Travel
In this podcast, we take a fresh look at the Experience More megatrend, where the virus put a stop to real life experiences during lockdown with consumers seeking their social, shopping and entertainment kicks online. Consumers continued t…