Decoding the Year Ahead: 2027 Forecasting Webinar

As 2027 approaches, businesses are planning against a market shaped by shifting consumer demand, geopolitical uncertainty, evolving trade dynamics and rapid technological change.

CRC’s Councils are coming together for an All Council 2027 Forecast Webinar on Thursday, November 12 at noon ET, connecting perspectives from across industries and channels into one forward-looking conversation.

Hear perspectives from across CRC’s Councils and see how trends developing in other industries and channels can add context to your own outlook and planning.

You’ll walk away with a sharper understanding of the trends gaining momentum, the forces reshaping demand, and the outlook across key channels and categories, including:

📊 Macro Insights

Key cross-council themes shaping the 2027 outlook, including tariffs and trade, energy and inflation, the interest rate environment, consumer demand, and demographic trends

🛒 Traditional Retail

2026 retail performance, real-time holiday trends, 2027 inflation expectations, and the forecasts and priorities shaping retailers in the year ahead.

💻 eCommerce

2026-to-date eCommerce performance, Amazon’s evolving priorities and emerging competitive pressures from Walmart, last-milers, and TikTok, impact of agentic commerce, and a look at the channel through 2029.

💊 Drug Store Strategic

How the change in shopper performance in other channels is impacting Drug and where Drug retailers are prioritizing to drive 2027 performance.

🏡 Home Improvement & Farm, Ranch & Home Retail

2026 consumer demand and spending, holiday demand and retailer promotional activity, 2027 outlook and key assumptions

🐾 Pet

Priorities for 2027, including where growth is shifting, how brands are aligning investment, and the pressures shaping retail, veterinary, and pharmaceutical channels.

🍔 Foodservice 

What’s working in restaurants, where consumer demand is heading, and the key headwinds and tailwinds shaping 2027.

🥤C-Store

Emerging trends and the road ahead for retail, and food and beverage.