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A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, reveals a widening gap between shopper demands and the current retail offering.

Unilever is continuing to optimize its brand portfolio with the purchase of premium hair care brand K18. Meanwhile, the company is selling off personal care brand, Elida Beauty.

One-fifth of brands will highlight a lack of artificial intelligence in their business and products by 2027 as a way to differentiate themselves, according to Gartner research.

Nestlé Health Science (NHSc) is seeing early success from its R&D Accelerator program, established last year to bring products to market much more quickly.

Unilever is ramping up its R&D efforts, launching initiatives across its tech-powered innovation labs, including Horizon3 Labs and the Datalab Ecosystem, both of which saw major developments in November.

Parent company EnsembleIQ has established a new EIQ Institute group to enhance delivery of high-quality, trusted business intelligence and membership offerings to the retail marketing and technology community.

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