The "Belt and Road" initiative is about economic influence and power, contended Bruno Maçães at the GDI Retail Summit. According to the politician, it helped create the landscape for China's e-commerce industry.

Viele Restaurants müssen sich entscheiden: Setzen sie auf eine grosse, teure Infrastruktur an Top-Lage, oder auf eine Geisterküche, die sie sich teilen? Dies sagt GDI-Forscherin Marta Kwiatkowski in der SRF-Sendung «10 vor 10».

"During lockdown, when people were actually missing public spaces, they still chose not to use the traditional retail spaces. Because they’re not considered to be high quality public spaces anymore," says Kristian Villadsen, partner at urban strategy firm Gehl, in an interview.

What does Covid-19 imply for retail? How do you build a successful urban farming company? And how do department stores hold their ground? Answers were provided by innovators and retail giants at the GDI Retail Summit from 10 to 11 September 2020. A summary.

Schliessende Kaufhäuser und leere Schaufenster in Fussgängerzonen sind nicht erst seit der Corona-Pandemie ein Problem. Die Geschäfte in den Innenstädten müssen sich neu erfinden. Im Gespräch mit dem «Deutschlandfunk» zeigt GDI-Forscherin Marta Kwiatkowski die Alternative auf.

"Belt and Road" visualises a new Chinese world order in which the US have disappeared, says Bruno Maçães, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington and former Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs. Maçães will speak at the GDI Retail Summit on 11 September 2020.

In Paris, the preservation of a manifold  retail landscape is a public task. Semaest, a company commissioned by the city, buys shop premises and rents them out to small retailers at favourable rates. Semaest director Emmanuelle Hoss explains here and at the GDI Retail Summit how she is protecting the shopping districts of Paris from desolation.

The dematerialisation, demonetisation and democratisation of shopping has only just begun. The end of consumption as we know it is approaching. Silent commerce is one plausible future plot.

Grassroots movements will revolutionize the fast fashion industry, bestselling author Dana Thomas is sure. Thomas talks about business models beyond growth and innovative start-ups here in a podcast and at the 70th International Retail Summit on 10 and 11 September 2020.

The Corona crisis is becoming a catalyst for new forms of cultivation,, such as urban farming and meat from cell cultures. But the technical infrastructure is still missing for many things. In an interview with the "Lebensmittel Zeitung", David Bosshart explains how Covid-19 has changed the way we eat.

Dior or Saint Laurent: Matt Heiman has them all. With his startup, the Brit lends out luxury bags in London. At the GDI Retail Summit and in an interview, he explains why subscriptions are the business model of the future, even in the luxury market.

Während der Krise haben mehr Restaurants und mehr Kunden neu auf Lieferservices gesetzt. Eine Entwicklung die sich nicht mehr ganz umkehren lasse, sagt GDI-Researcherin Christine Schäfer im Interview mit Radio SRF 1.