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:20260902T031147Z - 46565@odoo DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230907T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230908T140000 CREATED:20260902T031147Z DESCRIPTION:73rd International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Informa tion Veranstaltungsort Preise Partner About the conference Impressions Ret hink Retail: Be Bold\, Stay Focused\, Earn Trust Money is now becoming sca rce. The pandemic destroyed supply chains and consumer sentiment\, the war in Ukraine is causing energy shortages and high inflation. Consumers are becoming more price sensitive. And while some companies are downsizing the ir workforce\, others are desperately looking for employees. What should r etailers do when costs rise and margins shrink? Streamline offerings\, rob otise services\, stop sustainability initiatives? Optimise the present now – or invest in the future? What to do? And even more importantly\, what not to do? "More focus!" is the magic formula. For retailers\, this means setting bold priorities\, implementing rigorous decisions and taking resp onsibility: not just for the shelves\, but also for the people – custome rs and employees – in order to build trust. At the 73rd International Re tail Summit\, we will explain why the ability to focus is one of the most important management competencies in retailing. Thought leaders\, retail p ioneers and top managers will discuss questions such as: Less is more: How does streamlining the focus help retailers to become more employee- and c ustomer-centric?Curating versus reacting: Do successful retailers shape cu stomers’ preferences through their assortments – or do they merely add ress existing customer needs better than the competition?Product\, service or experience: What do retailers need to focus on when customer journeys become immersive experiences between physical and digital worlds?Human ver sus machine: How does a human-centred approach focusing on customers’ an d employees’ needs unlock the true potential of automation?Way out of th e crisis: Which innovations really help retailers thrive in the recession? Play The International Retail Summit [...] DTSTAMP:20260902T031147Z LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R üschlikon\, Switzerland SUMMARY:73rd International Retail Summit X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:73rd International Retail Summit\nHome Speakers Programme Information Veranstaltungsort Preise Partner About the conferenc e Impressions Rethink Retail: Be Bold\, Stay Focused\, Earn Trust Money is now becoming scarce. The pandemic destroyed supply chains and consumer se ntiment\, the war in Ukraine is causing energy shortages and high inflatio n. Consumers are becoming more price sensitive. And while some companies a re downsizing their workforce\, others are desperately looking for employe es. What should retailers do when costs rise and margins shrink? Streamlin e offerings\, robotise services\, stop sustainability initiatives? Optimis e the present now – or invest in the future? What to do? And even more i mportantly\, what not to do? "More focus!" is the magic formula. For retai lers\, this means setting bold priorities\, implementing rigorous decision s and taking responsibility: not just for the shelves\, but also for the p eople – customers and employees – in order to build trust. At the 73rd International Retail Summit\, we will explain why the ability to focus is one of the most important management competencies in retailing. Thought l eaders\, retail pioneers and top managers will discuss questions such as: Less is more: How does streamlining the focus help retailers to become mor e employee- and customer-centric?Curating versus reacting: Do successful r etailers shape customers’ preferences through their assortments – or d o they merely address existing customer needs better than the competition? Product\, service or experience: What do retailers need to focus on when c ustomer journeys become immersive experiences between physical and digital worlds?Human versus machine: How does a human-centred approach focusing o n customers’ and employees’ needs unlock the true potential of automat ion?Way out of the crisis: Which innovations really help retailers thrive in the recession? Play The International Retail Summit [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR