Category: Food & Consumer Products & Retail

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Americans Voted Differently. Are They Going to Shop Differently?

Since winning the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump has made it clear that he plans to change Washington. If fulfilled, his promises—ranging from firing government employees to instituting international tariffs and deporting millions of workers—will likely have a dramatic effect on the way business is done in the United States....

December 10, 2024 / James Hazzard
Marty Makary

Profile of FDA Commissioner Nominee Martin Makary

Martin (Marty) Makary is a surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He is also a prolific author and has been in the forefront of public commentary on the health care system for several years....

November 26, 2024 / Wayne Pines
Washington, D.C.

U.S. Election Report: The Second Trump Administration 

Explore the key policies and global implications of the second Trump Administration, focusing on protectionism, economic nationalism and the ‘America First’ philosophy. Learn how these changes will impact trade, defense, technology, climate and more....

November 21, 2024 / James Robinson, Ryan Morgan
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APCO’s 2024 ‘TradeMarks’ Study: Associations Show Strength on Unity and Connections

APCO’s 2024 TradeMarks study reveals that trade associations are regaining effectiveness, with half of tracked sectors improving over 2023. Financial services and retail lead the way, driven by strong membership mobilization and unified voices amid growing demands for integrated communication strategies....

October 8, 2024
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The Far-Reaching Implications of Geopolitics on Food and Agriculture

“The problems involved in global food security are easy to talk about. The solutions are much more difficult.”...

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What's on the Global Agenda - 2023 Outlook

Digest from the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting and a look at what's ahead. ...

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Global Food Security is Y(O)ur Business

Global food security is too important to be left to the food and agriculture industry to address alone. All industries must step up and see themselves as part of the global food system....

August 1, 2022 / Devry Vorwerk, Ira Jackson
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CommsLife: Let’s Get Phygital

The future of the retail landscape looks very different to the bricks and mortar physical buildings we interact with today....

May 25, 2022
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UNGA Week: Food Security

With conversations around the 2021 UN General Assembly in mind, this edition of APCO Forum covers the top factors that impact global food security, from climate change to the role of women in food production, from institutional responsibilities to the innovation needed to boost production, increase nutrition and reduce waste....

September 23, 2021 / Dan Glickman, John Defterios
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Will 2021 Be a Year of Rebound for Retail?

The retail sector is going through a disruption accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several important cornerstones of the transformation that successful retail companies need to have in order to survive and grow through 2021 and beyond....

December 18, 2020 / Lars Petersson