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4d ago

AI research agents: can “agentic AI” actually do the research, or just the busywork?

AI Research Agents: What They Automate and What They Fake

AI research agents: can “agentic AI” actually do the research, or just the busywork?

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Nov 6

Shrinkflation Works Because You Watch Price, Not Size

You have bought the same cereal for years. The box looks the same on the shelf. The price looks about the same too. Something is off, and…

Shrinkflation Works Because You Watch Price, Not Size

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Nov 4

Why the Green Option Can Make You Buy More

Choosing the eco-friendly version can quietly give you permission to spend somewhere else.

Why the Green Option Can Make You Buy More Choosing the eco-friendly version can quietly give you permission to spend somewhere else.

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Nov 4

Why Brands Are Struggling to Buy the Recycled Plastic They Pledged

Ask a plastics recycler whether there is enough capacity to turn bales into recycled resin, and the answer is usually yes. Ask a consumer…

Why Brands Are Struggling to Buy the Recycled Plastic They Pledged

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Oct 28

Return Fees Worked. Your Returns Data Still Doesn’t.

44% of shoppers admit giving a false return reason. Cognitive Market Research and Consulting on return fees consumer behaviour and returns…

Return Fees Worked. Your Returns Data Still Doesn’t. 44% of shoppers admit giving a false return reason. Cognitive Market Research and Consulting on return fees consumer behaviour and returns data.

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Oct 26

Nobody’s Flying to China for the Great Wall Anymore

A new kind of traveller is skipping the Great Wall for the factory floor — and it’s telling us something big about the future of travel

Nobody’s Flying to China for the Great Wall Anymore

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Oct 23

Your Customer’s AI Agent Won’t Answer Your Survey

Six in ten American online shoppers now start a purchase with an AI assistant. Fewer than one in fourteen let it finish one. That gap is…

Your Customer’s AI Agent Won’t Answer Your Survey

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Oct 21

hepatitis-b-functional-cure-approval-timeline. pngA Virus We Called Incurable Just Got a Cure

By Aarti Bagekari, Research Analyst, Cognitive Market Research and Consulting

hepatitis-b-functional-cure-approval-timeline. pngA Virus We Called Incurable Just Got a Cure

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Oct 19

Your Laptop Got More Expensive Because of a Data Centre You’ll Never See

Nobody raised prices to gouge you. Something stranger happened.

Your Laptop Got More Expensive Because of a Data Centre You’ll Never See

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Oct 16

Why the Same Flight Costs More When You Look Twice

By Anushka Gore, Senior Consumer Insights Analyst, Cognitive Market Research and Consulting | Published October 16, 2026

Why the Same Flight Costs More When You Look Twice

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