Editor profile

Sarah Thompson

Editor, Regional Business & Trends

Sarah Thompson investigates consumer behavior and market dynamics in major North American urban centers. She provides localized insights into business trends and regional economic shifts.

sarah.thompson@northamericabiz.org

Bylined articles

Corporate Strategies

How Global Healthcare Giants Are Reshaping Their Global Operations in the Post-Pandemic Era: Taking the Regional Strategy of Fresenius Medical Care as an Example

In-depth analysis of how Fresenius Medical Care leverages its 'FME Reignite' strategy to drive innovation and efficiency in the increasingly complex global medical supply chain and operational environment by utilizing regional real estate and corporate security functions. This article will explore how large multinational medical enterprises can achieve sustainable global expansion from the perspectives of corporate strategy, supply chain resilience, and regional operations.

Sarah Thompson5 min read
Business North America

Economic Reshaping Under Geopolitical Shock: A New Paradigm of Growth Driven by Global Fragmentation to Regional Differentiation

In-depth analysis of the structural challenges facing the current global economy. This paper will go beyond simple growth forecasts to interpret how geopolitical conflicts and industrial policies are reshaping the global business landscape from multiple dimensions, including supply chain restructuring, structural shifts in AI investment, and dramatic regional economic divergence.

Sarah Thompson7 min read
Market Outlook

The Deep Logic Behind the Growth of the North American HVAC Market: Strategic Reconstruction from Infrastructure Aging to Smart Energy Saving

In-depth analysis of the growth drivers for the North American HVAC market from 2025 to 2030. This article goes beyond market size figures to explore how tightening regulations and energy efficiency standards are reshaping corporate strategy, and how smart climate control technology is becoming the core of industry competition.

Sarah Thompson5 min read
Supply Chain Network

The Digital Wave in North American Logistics: How the TMS Market is Rising from an Operational Tool to a Strategic Pillar for Supply Chain Resilience

In-depth analysis of the drivers, growth logic, and future evolution direction of the North American Transportation Management System (TMS) market. This article goes beyond simple market size prediction to explore how TMS can become a core strategic asset for enterprises in responding to supply chain complexity, pursuing operational efficiency, and building resilience, and to look ahead at the disruptive impact of AI and cloud-native technologies on the logistics industry.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Market Outlook

Geopolitical Conflict and Structural Fragmentation: Restructuring the Business Logic of the New Global Economic Paradigm

In-depth Analysis of the Structural Transformation Currently Undergoing the Global Economy: How Geopolitical Conflicts, Trade Barriers, and Energy Shocks Are Catalyzing New Supply Chain Restructuring and Regional Divergence. This article interprets the business logic for finding growth opportunities in a "fragmented world" from the perspectives of corporate strategy, capital flows, and regional competition.

Sarah Thompson5 min read
Market Outlook

North American HVAC Market: Analysis of the Strategic Transformation from Traditional Infrastructure to Smart Resilient Systems

In-depth analysis of the transformation of the North American HVAC market from traditional equipment-driven to energy efficiency and smart control-driven. Discuss how regulatory pressure and technological innovation (such as AI and IoT) are reshaping the investment landscape and corporate strategies in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

Sarah Thompson5 min read
Supply Chain Network

Structural Evolution of North American Supply Chains: A Strategic Shift from Efficiency-Driven to Resilience-Focused Layout

In-depth analysis of the fundamental shift in the North American supply chain management market from traditional efficiency models to regional resilience and diversified layouts. Analyze how the IRA, USMCA, and geopolitics drive investment and operational decisions for businesses within North America, revealing the structural trends for future industry layouts.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Supply Chain Network

New Paradigm for Growth in North American Manufacturing: Driven by Disruptive Technologies from Smart Factories to Mass Customization

In-depth analysis of Jim Carroll's insights at the Interactive Manufacturing Exchange, exploring how technologies such as smart factories, robotics, 3D printing, and predictive analytics are reshaping the competitive landscape of North American manufacturing. Analyzing how corporate strategies are shifting from traditional production to new growth curves that are more adaptive and scalable.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Business North America

The Interplay of Climate and Trade Policies: Reshaping Environmental Standards from the Global South Perspective

In-depth analysis of how environmental standards evolve from non-tariff barriers to a core trade policy issue against the backdrop of climate change. This paper discusses the challenges posed by the fragmentation of environmental rules in the global trading system and focuses on the strategic positioning and development opportunities for Global South countries in climate governance.

Sarah Thompson4 min read
Market Outlook

Structural Divergence of the Global Economy Under Geopolitical Shocks: New Growth Logic for North America Under AI Opportunities and Supply Chain Restructuring

In-depth analysis of the structural risks and opportunities facing the current global economy. This paper explores the regional divergence trends in global economic growth from a macro perspective, including geopolitical conflicts, trade fragmentation, and energy shocks, with a particular focus on the strategic opportunities and challenges for North America in the wave of AI-driven investment and supply chain restructuring.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Business North America

From 1.2 Trillion to 17 Trillion: How Cross-Border B2C E-Commerce Is Reshaping the Global Chessboard of North American Retail?

Cross-border B2C e-commerce is expected to reach $17.3 trillion in ten years, with North America remaining the largest market, but Asia-Pacific growing the fastest. This article analyzes, from the perspectives of business strategy and regional competition, who will benefit and who will face pressure in the restructuring of global retail infrastructure, as well as how North American companies can maintain their dominance amid the wave of fragmented consumption.

Sarah Thompson8 min read
Supply Chain Network

From Cost Center to Strategic Hub: The Structural Growth Logic of the North American Supply Chain Management Market

The North American SCM market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6% from 2025 to 2030, but this is not merely growth in software procurement. This analysis interprets the underlying logic behind the changes in the North American supply chain management market from the perspectives of corporate strategy, supply chain resilience, and industrial competition.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Corporate Strategies

The Asia-Pacific consumer goods market is entering an era of "multipolar differentiation": global enterprises need a new growth logic.

The latest Bain report shows that Asia-Pacific will overtake North America to become the world's largest consumer market, but growth drivers are highly fragmented. Consumer goods companies must abandon a one-size-fits-all model and shift toward localization strategies and AI-driven operational transformation.

Sarah Thompson7 min read
Business North America

North America Engineered Wood Adhesive Market: Green Transformation and New Supply Chain Landscape in a Mature Industry

This article analyzes the structural logic behind the 3% growth rate of the North American engineered wood adhesive market from 2024 to 2029, explores the differentiated landscape across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and examines how low-VOC regulations and green buildings are reshaping corporate competition and investment opportunities.

Sarah Thompson6 min read
Supply Chain Network

Manufacturing's Next Decade: From Global Efficiency to Regional Resilience

Deloitte's 2026 Manufacturing Outlook reveals that manufacturing is shifting from global efficiency to regional resilience. Digitalization, supply chain restructuring, and talent strategy have become key to competitiveness, and the North American manufacturing landscape is being reshaped.

Sarah Thompson4 min read
Tech & Capital

AI reshapes the underlying logic of financial markets: from trading efficiency to risk defense

AI is extending from high-frequency trading to clearing, compliance, and risk management, fundamentally transforming the infrastructure of North American capital markets. Data quality and governance capabilities have become new competitive barriers, and corporate talent strategies are accordingly shifting toward AI literacy development.

Sarah Thompson4 min read
Tech & Capital

AI dominates venture capital: High capital concentration is rewriting North America's innovation rules.

In 2025, 65.6% of US VC funds flowed into AI, with half of that capital going to just 0.05% of deals. This unprecedented concentration of capital is creating a "foundation model layer isolation effect," leaving application-layer AI companies and non-AI industries facing a funding gap. This article analyzes how this landscape is reshaping the North American startup ecosystem, valuation logic, and infrastructure investment.

Sarah Thompson6 min read