All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Risk of tariff-triggered global recession is growing

The risks of both US and global recessions are growing as a result of uncertainty created by the trade tariffs…
The era of easy, frictionless supply chains is over

The global supply chains assembled and organised to optimise profit and speed for over two decades were flipped upside-down by…
‘No trade-off between AI regulation and innovation’

Hours before US vice president JD Vance claimed on 11 February that regulations on AI like those in Europe could…
Trump’s trade, tech wars to hit ‘all sectors all over the world’

The trade and tech wars that Donald Trump is expected to unleash as central pillars of his second US presidency…
ESG plummets among business priorities amid global upheaval

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have nosedived as a priority for businesses as other global and macro matters continue…

Explainer: Why is US apparel consumer confidence set to increase in 2025?

GlobalData’s The Apparel Market in the US to 2028 report forecasts growth of 2.4% to a value of $578bn in…
COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…
Signal: Uganda’s second-hand clothing import ban dresses up complex issue

Discussion about the ban on importing second-hand clothing into Uganda in an effort to stimulate the country’s own textiles industry…