Reitan Retail’s CEO talks about two milestone deals that show the distinctiveness of the company’s discounter model. Source: McKinsey Simplicity, efficiency, and sustainability in discount grocery

CEO Yves Claude shares insights into Auchan’s commitment to sustainability with local sourcing and long-term supplier relationships as it expands significantly across geographies. Source: McKinsey A growth journey toward green and local

Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of the California State Teachers’ Retirement Fund, explains how performance can be enhanced by culture, diversification, and limiting CIO turnover. Source: McKinsey How institutional investors can gain a performance edge

Can open-source software unlock the scalability the autonomous-vehicle industry has struggled to achieve amid varied successes and setbacks? Shinpei Kato, CEO of TIER IV, shares his vision for how it might. Source: McKinsey Unlocking autonomous vehicle development: TIER IV’s open source blueprint

New managers typically receive no training for their new role. Wharton’s Peter Cappelli discusses three common struggles and how to avoid them.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Three Things All New Managers Should Be Doing

In an episode of ‘Marketing Matters,’ co-host Barbara Kahn spoke with Wharton alum Stuart Weitzman about his storied career in the shoe industry.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How ‘Thinking Out of the Shoebox’ Made Stuart Weitzman a Success

Professor Sasha Indarte explains the effect of social safety net programs on household debt and creditworthiness.…Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Financial Literacy Affects Household Debt and Bankruptcy | Sasha Indarte

Firms with concentrated ownership fear stock price fragility and conserve cash at the expense of capital investments and R&D, a new study finds. …Read More Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How Stock Price Volatility in Closely Held Firms Distorts Capital Allocation

Many people aspire to entrepreneurship but we all know it’s a high-risk endeavor. Bill Aulet, the Ethernet Inventors Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has for decades studied what it takes for start-ups to succeed and advises the next generation of founders on how to do it. He discusses the Read more about A Roadmap for Today’s Entrepreneurs[…]

A McKinsey survey finds that 90 percent of farmers are aware of sustainable-farming practices, but holistic adoption remains low; they seek more operational and financial support. Source: McKinsey Voice of the US farmer 2023–24: Farmers seek path to scale sustainably