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

Inside Retail

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. But back in 2008 the business wasn’t going too well, and there’s probably three different phases the business went through that have all been career highlights for me for different reasons.

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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

The exhibitors in the Retail Technology dimension help to shape perspectives and future fields of retail through the driving force of intelligent technology. Retail Marketing, which encompasses both traditional and digital marketing strategies, will be featured in Halls 3 & 4. Shopping becomes an interactive high-tech experience.

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RetailNext and KPMG to co-chair Retail Think Tank’s quarterly Retail Health Index

Retail Focus

This year author and Retail Technology Magazine publisher, Miya Knights, and retail consultant and author, Natalie Berg, will join the panel as new members, bringing fresh insight and perspective to the wealth of expertise and industry know-how of the Retail Think Tank advisory board.

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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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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. has no medium-term climate strategy. When oil went to $146 for one day in 2008, the whole world collapsed, like Oh my God, we’re all going to die. What it has affected is that Europe, like the U.S.,

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

Inside Retail

Spanish fashion retailer Desigual recently opened a new store in Singapore and unveiled an aspirational expansion strategy in Asia that will see it open 60 bricks-and-mortar stores in China and tap into key opinion leaders in the region to reach new customers. 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. Pop-up stores can be a valuable tool but must align with a brand’s overall strategy and relevance to the local market. What can brand and retail managers learn?