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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

These topics will be explored on the 100,000 m² net exhibition space in 16 exhibition halls, giving retailers and industry professionals the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and future-oriented solutions. In each room, a sense is made tangible and experienced how they affect us in the sales space and in marketing.

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

Inside Retail

The business got its first big break in 2003, during the SARS outbreak, when Liu saw an opportunity to capitalise on the burgeoning e-commerce sector and began selling products online to customers who were eager to avoid public spaces. A year later, Liu closed his bricks-and-mortar store and moved the business fully online.

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1FAME CEO James Hong talks NFTs, leadership milestones, and career goals

Inside Retail

How did you get into the phygital fashion Metaverse space, and what roles have you played along the way? Additionally, from a public relations perspective, the industry has a negative image and was not perceived as an equal opportunity employer. IR: What advice would you give to someone looking to break into the phygital fashion space?

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Sneakers for all: How online marketplace Kicks Crew plans to take over the world

Inside Retail

Founded in 2008, by a group of enthusiasts aiming to make sneakers more accessible to all consumers, the company is a reminder that there’s a pair of shoes for everyone, regardless of brand, price, style or size. metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) space. Interestingly, Yip is closely observing developments within the Web 3.0,

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Sneakers for all: How online marketplace Kicks Crew plans to take over the world

Inside Retail

Founded in 2008, by a group of enthusiasts aiming to make sneakers more accessible to all consumers, the company is a reminder that there’s a pair of shoes for everyone, regardless of brand, price, style or size. metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) space. Interestingly, Yip is closely observing developments within the Web 3.0,

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David Taylor upcycles scrap materials into “rough-luxe” furniture

Design Wanted

Silversmithing, designing, making sculptural objects, furniture or public space installations all boils down to the same thing,” he explains. A pivotal moment for me came in 2008 during the global financial crisis when Taylor was working mainly as a silversmith at that time and almost overnight my customers just stopped coming by. “At

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Why Europe Can’t Kick Russian Gas

Robinson Meyer

So the security perspective is, I’m not consuming more gas, but I’m importing more because my production is declining. Gas is also a fuel used much more for space heating, and space heating is a totally different thing than driving a car. Here, we talk about coal-to-gas switching, and gas consumption is through the roof.

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