Dimas Gimeno: "For Gen C, if you're not online, you don't exist" Over a year ago, the innovative department-store Wow Concept opened its doors for the first time on Gran Vía Boulevard in Madrid. Dimas Gimeno, the former president of El Corte Inglés, the largest cha... Consumption Digitisation Fashion Marketing Retail Technology Dec 7, 2023
The four types of shoppers The time stress to which consumers are increasingly exposed is threatening to plunge the retail sector into a fundamental crisis. Saving time is more important to customers than saving money. Our repr... Consumption Fashion Food Retail Dec 7, 2023
The true cost of our food The production and consumption of food generates external costs that are not taken into account in the price calculation. These include environmental degradation, animal suffering, biodiversity loss, ... Consumption Food Retail Society Nov 16, 2023
Umdenken im Handel – Neue GDI-Podcast-Folge «Der Einkauf muss schneller, näher, schöner und sinnvoller werden», so GDI-Forschungsleiter Dr. Johannes Bauer in der neuesten Folge des GDI-Podcast. Die Art und Weise, wie wir unsere Zeit gestalten w... Consumption Retail Oct 12, 2023
Looking back at the future of retail: a conversation with Rachel Shechtman about the legacy of "Story" GDI: Ms. Shechtman, when you started your “Story” shop in New York with its ever-changing magazine-like approach, it was praised as the future of retail. Today, it’s closed. What has happened to our f... Consumption Retail Sep 19, 2023
Scott Galloway's outlook on retail Scott Galloway's outlook on retail is based on his unique ability to combine technology trends, changes in consumer behaviour and business strategies into a complete picture. The professor of marketin... Consumption Digitisation Globalisation Marketing Retail Aug 8, 2023
Opportunities after Inflation GDI: Mr. Kunkel, one of the trending terms in politics and economics right now is "De-risking": less dependence on specific countries or suppliers, more reserves and safety nets. In which areas do you... Consumption Economy Globalisation Retail Jul 4, 2023
Neue GDI-Studie «Strategien im Umgang mit dem Arbeitskräftemangel» Arbeitskräftemangel allenthalben. Unternehmen lassen sich im Kampf um MitarbeiterInnen darum immer neue «Goodies» einfallen: Home Office, flexible Arbeitszeiten, Tischfussball, Gratis-Essen oder subve... Consumption Economy Retail Society Work Jun 29, 2023
Trust as Stakeholder Glue GDI: Mr. Shriver, at GDI’s International Retail Summit you’ll be speaking about "shaping the 24/7 conversation". Don’t you need any sleep? David Shriver: You’ll be glad to know that I do get a good ni... Marketing Retail Jun 20, 2023
A copilot called ChatGPT GDI: Ms. Janik, in media, ChatGPT is all over the place. Is that more because this time a new technology is affecting the media people themselves, or do we really witness a revolution in society? Mari... Digitisation Retail Technology Jun 7, 2023
Is the department store of the future located in Madrid? Nearly a year ago, the innovative department store "Wow Concept" opened its doors for the first time on Gran Vía Boulevard in Madrid. Dimas Gimeno, the former president of El Corte Inglés, Europe's la... Consumption Marketing Retail May 22, 2023
GDI’s Head Think Tank: "In order to survive in retail, prioritising is key" For decades, the retail industry has been facing crisis, with globalisation and digitalisation significantly transforming the sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to extreme sales losses and insolven... Consumption Globalisation Retail May 17, 2023