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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres. The focus will be on sustainable energy solutions and intelligent lighting management. Expo & Event Marketing will be held in Halls 10-14.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. A nuanced perspective Xiaofeng Wang, a principal analyst at Forrester, described the roadmap as “courageous”, given how forward-looking it is.

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How Kmart and Target CEO John Gualtieri stays on top of his game

Inside Retail

I remember telling my store manager I was going to head into the buying office and he said to me, ‘John I’ve known you for a few years now, and this’ll be the biggest mistake you ever make — you’re a store guy.’ Then one day in 2008, I got a phone call from Kmart to see if I was interested in coming to look after their homewares business.

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How to support staff experiencing domestic violence

Inside Retail

It is now imperative that employers understand the challenges that an employee’s exposure to FDV can present for them as an individual, as well as to the workforce, and to understand how to support employees experiencing FDV while also managing legal risk from an employment law perspective. What is family and domestic violence?

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OPINION: How consumers are shaping the new era of delivery

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according to the Office for National Statistics – the highest annual growth experienced since 2008. Although most carriers managed to cope with the high amount of parcels, it is unlikely that pre-Covid volumes will ever return. Data offers a new perspective to consumer’ demands.

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How a modern store concept is helping Desigual reach new customers in Asia

Inside Retail

The brand’s fifth store in Singapore, which is located in Ion Orchard, features an “enhanced shopping experience” that aims to introduce more consumers to Desigual through a new perspective on the brand. Balazs Krizsanyik, general manager of Desigual in Asia. The Singapore marketplace.

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From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences

Retail Focus

From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences The economic recession of 2008 shifted attention towards alternative retailing formats like pop-up stores. The genesis of this phenomenon can be traced back to 2008 when the spotlight shifted towards alternative forms of retailing, largely in response to the economic recession.