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Restaurant Sector: July 2026 Update
As restaurant brands prepare for a renewed IPO market, operators face mounting pressure from inflation, shifting consumer behavior, rising commodity costs, and heightened investor scrutiny.
Insights and Actions for Zones to Thrive in the New Era | Key Insights from the WFZO World Congress 2026
Developed with Ankura as knowledge partner to the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO), the report translates key discussions from the WFZO World Congress 2026 into strategic implications for free zones, operators, investors, policymakers, and global companies.
Everyone Bought the Same Engine. The Question Is What You Compete on Next
There is a question no innovation committee likes to ask out loud: If you and your fiercest competitor installed exactly the same AI tomorrow, what would change between you? The honest answer, almost always, is nothing. And no, that is not bad news. It is where this whole series begins.
Economic Resilience Meets Consumer Strain
Ankura’s July 2026 economic tracker reveals an economy that remains resilient on the surface, with GDP growth, retail spending, and vehicle sales holding up despite mounting headwinds.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – July 31, 2026
Malware Activity Stealthy Cyber Campaigns Expose Growing Threats to Global Organizations Security researchers have uncovered two highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaigns that highlight the increasing complexity of modern cyber threats. In South Korea, attackers compromised trusted websites and turned them into “watering holes.” This enabled the threat actor to silently compromise visitors by exploiting a vulnerability ...
EDRM Podcast on Legal Technology and Data Analytics With Michael Huber
In this engaging episode of "Illumination Zone," Ankura Managing Director Michael Huber has thoughtful discussion on the evolving landscape of legal technology, e-discovery, and AI.
The Debt-Fueled Economy: Are We Running Out of Gas?
Consumers are still spending. The problem is they are increasingly spending tomorrow's money today. Household debt is rising, savings are shrinking, and more consumers are relying on credit to fund everyday spending. Yet retail sales remain resilient. What happens when that balance breaks?
Reclaiming Store Labor in Canada | Putting Hours Back on the Sales Floor
Canadian retailers are not short on labor effort — they are short on productive, customer-facing time. The opportunity is not to add hours, but to convert the effort already in stores into visible selling, service, and execution.
More Questions About Operation TrialBlazer: Can the U.S. Design a Clinical Research System That is Faster and More Trusted?
While Operation TrialBlazer appears aimed at addressing that challenge by reducing unnecessary friction, improving early Food and Drug Administration (FDA) engagement, modernizing trial design, expanding use of real-world data and AI-enabled tools, and making it easier to match patients to studies, there is more to consider. The conversation around Operation TrialBlazer is ultimately about more than speed.
Pharma Reshoring Is a $400 Billion Bet: The Capital Is Committed. The Delivery Infrastructure Is Not
Pharma's manufacturing reshoring ambitions have outpaced the industry's ability to execute them. Companies are launching multiple, concurrent capital programs on a scale and timeline the industry has never experienced — without a proven playbook. The result is a growing tension between aggressive growth targets and the realities of regulatory complexity, supply-chain constraints, and limited experienced talent.
