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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://gdi.ch/event/the-future-of-retail-is-here-it-s
 -just-unevenly-distributed-162">The Future of Retail Is Here (It’s Just 
 Unevenly Distributed)</a>\nHome Speakers Partner Information Where do you 
 go shopping when the shops are closed? As countries around the world have 
 locked down their economies to stop the spread of coronavirus\, consumers 
 have moved online. And even now that restrictions are lifted\, it’s unli
 kely that they will all come back. How will retail look like in the future
 ? One place to turn to for answers is China – the largest ecommerce mark
 et in the world by sales\, almost four times bigger than the second larges
 t market\, the United States. Even before the pandemic\, one estimate put 
 the ecommerce penetration at over 36% of all retail sales\, ahead of most 
 other countries. What are the trends that have shaped China’s ecommerce 
 and retail markets? How has the pandemic affected them? And what can we le
 arn from these trends for the future of retail in Europe? Join us for an i
 n-depth discussion with Duncan Clark\, chairman and founder of investment 
 consultancy BDA China and author of Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Bui
 lt\, and David Bosshart\, CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. Th
 e conversation will be moderated by Nico Luchsinger\, Co-Executive Directo
 r of Asia Society Switzerland. "The Future of Retail Is Here (It’s Just 
 Unevenly Distributed)" is co-hosted by Asia Society Switzerland. It is ope
 n to the public and you can register for the webcast to participate on the
  conference platform Zoom. This offers you the possibility to comment and 
 ask questions. Speakers Duncan Clark USA Chairman\, BDA China and author o
 f “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built”. BDA is an advisory firm ser
 ving investors in high growth companies in the technology and consumer sec
 tors in China and other Asian markets. A senior China policy advisor to in
 stitutional investors\, corporations and governments\, Duncan is also a me
 mber of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society in New York. David Bossh
 art Switzerland Dr. [...]
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LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R
 üschlikon\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:The Future of Retail Is Here (It’s Just Unevenly Distributed)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://gdi.ch/event/the-future-of-re
 tail-is-here-it-s-just-unevenly-distributed-162">The Future of Retail Is H
 ere (It’s Just Unevenly Distributed)</a>\nHome Speakers Partner Informat
 ion Where do you go shopping when the shops are closed? As countries aroun
 d the world have locked down their economies to stop the spread of coronav
 irus\, consumers have moved online. And even now that restrictions are lif
 ted\, it’s unlikely that they will all come back. How will retail look l
 ike in the future? One place to turn to for answers is China – the large
 st ecommerce market in the world by sales\, almost four times bigger than 
 the second largest market\, the United States. Even before the pandemic\, 
 one estimate put the ecommerce penetration at over 36% of all retail sales
 \, ahead of most other countries. What are the trends that have shaped Chi
 na’s ecommerce and retail markets? How has the pandemic affected them? A
 nd what can we learn from these trends for the future of retail in Europe?
  Join us for an in-depth discussion with Duncan Clark\, chairman and found
 er of investment consultancy BDA China and author of Alibaba – The House
  That Jack Ma Built\, and David Bosshart\, CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Duttwei
 ler Institute. The conversation will be moderated by Nico Luchsinger\, Co-
 Executive Director of Asia Society Switzerland. "The Future of Retail Is H
 ere (It’s Just Unevenly Distributed)" is co-hosted by Asia Society Switz
 erland. It is open to the public and you can register for the webcast to p
 articipate on the conference platform Zoom. This offers you the possibilit
 y to comment and ask questions. Speakers Duncan Clark USA Chairman\, BDA C
 hina and author of “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built”. BDA is an 
 advisory firm serving investors in high growth companies in the technology
  and consumer sectors in China and other Asian markets. A senior China pol
 icy advisor to institutional investors\, corporations and governments\, Du
 ncan is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society in New 
 York. David Bosshart Switzerland Dr. [...]
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