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Top Trends for Consumer Goods CIOs in 2026
Top 5 strategic technology trends that Consumer Goods CIOs must drive to support profitable business growth in 2026
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March 6th, 2026
By Ellen Eichhorn, Tom Nolan, Michelle DeClue
This Gartner® report outlines five critical trends for Consumer Goods CIOs in 2026:
- Multi-agent autonomous business ecosystems – from chatbots to autonomous task execution
- Insights through adaptive intelligence – on emerging, active and regressing consumer trends
- Expanding digital discoverability – with GEO search and generative AI
- Intelligent applications and the future of work – thinking skills to complement AI in the workplace
- Modernization and agile governance – innnovative and adaptive
Learn what CPG CIOs must learn to drive technology and process shifts to support profitable business growth in 2026.