McDonald’s Q2 2025 Earnings: 3 Pricing & Consumer Behavior Lessons for Businesses
McDonald’s Q2 2025 earnings call last week offered a clear window into the economic pressures consumers are facing and the forces reshaping the quick-service industry. Despite posting a solid 6% constant-currency global sales growth, the company made it clear that persistent challenges are impacting different consumer segments in very different ways, particularly in the U.S. […]
3 Key Lessons from McDonald’s Digital Transformation Strategy
McDonald’s Q2 2025 earnings call wasn’t just about burgers and fries; it was a masterclass in corporate tech strategy. The key takeaway is that McDonald’s digital transformation is no longer a side project—it’s the central engine for future growth. As CEO Chris Kempczinski put it, “Our progress to digitize the Arches is unleashing the full […]
Tariffs’ Impact on Supply Chain Drives P&G’s Strategy Shift
Tariffs’ impact on supply chain is no longer theoretical. It’s costing Procter & Gamble $1 billion in FY 2026. That’s not a typo. In its latest earnings call, P&G revealed that new and retaliatory tariffs will have a $1B before-tax impact on its cost structure. According to Supply Chain Dive’s analysis of P&G’s tariff strategy, […]
AI Tools in Education: How Study Mode Helps Students Learn
Can AI Tools in Education Truly Support Learning? In an age of instant answers, AI tools in education like ChatGPT often give students what they want: quick results. But are they giving students what they truly need? Students need guidance. They benefit from productive struggle.Most of all, they need to learn, not just complete assignments. […]
The Future of AI in Education Is Built on Trust, Not Tech
The Real Driver of AI in Education? Trust, Not Just Tech I’ve been following the launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction closely. And one thing is clear: when it comes to AI in education, the most important factor isn’t the technology. It’s trust. A Major Investment in AI for Teachers Last week, the […]
The Rise of AI-Generated Brand Ambassadors
Will Brands stop paying influencers when they can build them? That’s the new reality TikTok is pushing, with AI avatars that model clothes, demo apps, and sell products on command. At Cannes Lions, TikTok launched a major expansion of its Symphony AI suite. These tools now turn images into videos, text into influencer-style clips, and […]
Tariffs, Turbulence, and Tactics: What Dollar Tree Just Taught Us
Dollar Tree’s $200M Tariff Problem Is a Preview of What’s Coming for All U.S. Retail and Dollar Tree just gave us a masterclass in real-time supply chain strategy. Tariffs added $70 million in unexpected costs last quarter. Over the full year, the impact could hit $200 million. For any business, that’s a massive blow to […]
AI Doesn’t Run on Hype. It Runs on Gigawatts.
Just two months ago, AI infrastructure stocks were tumbling. Investor confidence was shaken, and whispers rippled through the market that Big Tech might be pulling back. Even Microsoft, a core pillar of the AI boom, was rumored to be slowing its data center expansion. The narrative was shifting—from boundless optimism to skeptical restraint. But here’s […]
Welcome to Agentic Retail: Walmart’s Sparky Redefines the Ecommerce Experience
Walmart’s latest move hints at the future of ecommerce: shopping won’t just be done, it’ll be delegated. Walmart just introduced Sparky, signaling a shift from transactional shopping to agentic retail, where the assistant does the searching, comparing, recommending, and planning. Sparky is a generative AI shopping assistant that doesn’t just find what you’re looking for, […]
The UK Just Rewrote the Rulebook on Government Work—with AI at the Center
The UK is kicking off the largest AI reskilling effort in government history. This isn’t just policy reform, it’s a fundamental change in how bureaucracies operate. This fall, every civil servant in England and Wales, from Whitehall to Cardiff, will receive practical, working-level AI training. The UK is about to give 400,000+ civil servants AI […]