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Smarter Perspectives

Leaders from across our platform of companies share their industry, asset, operations and financial insights regularly here, in our Smarter Perspectives series of articles.

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Smart Alert!! Sawmill Distress on the Rise
Forestry
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Smart Alert!! Sawmill Distress on the Rise
Periodically, when we identify industry market developments that warrant quick notification to our business and...
Resale Market Growth Accelerating Toward $70 Billion Mark by 2027
Retail
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Resale Market Growth Accelerating Toward $70 Billion Mark by 2027
In this article we discuss key observations and data pertaining to the expansion and impact...
Q1 Retail Sales Growth Expected, Purposeful Buying and Technology Investment Advised
Retail
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Early 2024 Retail Update
Although high borrowing costs and tight credit conditions persisted for consumers, a strong job market...
Metals Pricing Trends Positive Amid Industry Consolidation and Gains in Efficiency
Metals
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Metals Pricing Trends Positive Amid Industry Consolidation and Gains in Efficiency
In this article we discuss the continued decline of steel prices throughout 2023, the outlook...
Aligning Consumer and Consumer Products Company Orbits
Retail
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Aligning Consumer and Consumer Products Company Orbits
Consumer products companies have immense ground to cover in order to meet ever-changing customers where...
Q1 ’24 Chemical Market Update: Modest Growth and a Continued Focus on Sustainability Ahead
Chemicals
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Early 2024 Chemicals Market Update
2023 in Review While a modest rebound for the chemical industry’s production output was forecast...