BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260915T130540Z - 22265@odoo DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210909T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210910T140000 CREATED:20260915T130540Z DESCRIPTION:71st International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Informat ion Venue Fees Partner Participants' list Documentation About the conferen ce 71st International Retail Summit Moving Closer: Retail in Vulnerable Ti mes Hashtag: #iht21 Uncertainty\, vulnerability and ambivalence: welcome b ack to the world of risk. But just how long can we keep going? Employees a re suffering from screen fatigue\, members of the public are fearful for t he future\, and customers are demonstrating ‘trip consolidation’: visi ting fewer shops\, but buying more from them. The Covid-19 pandemic has cr eated a longing for closeness\, not only in terms of contact with other pe ople\, but also when it comes to consumption: regional products\, local sh ops\, delivery services. Even brands are moving closer to their customers with the successful direct-to-consumer model. At the GDI’s 71st Internat ional Retail Summit\, we explore the implications of these developments fo r people and companies alike\, and present potential success factors for r etail during these vulnerable times. What does leadership involve when man agers and employees are working from home while\, at the same time\, ‘es sential services’ continue to be provided in logistics and supermarkets? What will remain online after pandemic shopping\, and what will go back to ‘bricks and mortar’? What will our shopping experience look like in t he future? Will it also become purely virtual?Will the heavyweights contin ue their crusade of consolidation?Will there be a renaissance in the resta urant industry\, retail’s little brother?Organic and vegan\, local and r egional products are making great strides at the moment. But what will hap pen to sustainability after the pandemic?What will our shopping experience look like in the future? Will it also become purely virtual? Twitter-Hash tag: #iht21 Speakers Ducan Clark USA Chairman\, BDA China and author of “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built”. BDA [...] DTSTAMP:20260915T130540Z LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R üschlikon\, Switzerland SUMMARY:71st International Retail Summit X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:71st International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers P rogramme Information Venue Fees Partner Participants' list Documentation A bout the conference 71st International Retail Summit Moving Closer: Retail in Vulnerable Times Hashtag: #iht21 Uncertainty\, vulnerability and ambiv alence: welcome back to the world of risk. But just how long can we keep g oing? Employees are suffering from screen fatigue\, members of the public are fearful for the future\, and customers are demonstrating ‘trip conso lidation’: visiting fewer shops\, but buying more from them. The Covid-1 9 pandemic has created a longing for closeness\, not only in terms of cont act with other people\, but also when it comes to consumption: regional pr oducts\, local shops\, delivery services. Even brands are moving closer to their customers with the successful direct-to-consumer model. At the GDI ’s 71st International Retail Summit\, we explore the implications of the se developments for people and companies alike\, and present potential suc cess factors for retail during these vulnerable times. What does leadershi p involve when managers and employees are working from home while\, at the same time\, ‘essential services’ continue to be provided in logistics and supermarkets?What will remain online after pandemic shopping\, and wh at will go back to ‘bricks and mortar’? What will our shopping experie nce look like in the future? Will it also become purely virtual?Will the h eavyweights continue their crusade of consolidation?Will there be a renais sance in the restaurant industry\, retail’s little brother?Organic and v egan\, local and regional products are making great strides at the moment. But what will happen to sustainability after the pandemic?What will our s hopping experience look like in the future? Will it also become purely vir tual? Twitter-Hashtag: #iht21 Speakers Ducan Clark USA Chairman\, BDA Chin a and author of “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built”. BDA [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR