Whom should Amazon fear? Jason Del Rey has been a business journalist for more than 15 years, and writing about Amazon, Walmart and the e-commerce industry for a decade. His book "Winner sells all: Amazon, Walmart, and the ba... Retail Technology Apr 24, 2024
Never miss a retail innovation again with the GDI Retail Radar We have been looking at the future of retailing and consumption since the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute was founded in 1963. We research how technological, economic and social developments affect reta... Retail Technology Apr 11, 2024
"We are pushing the boundaries in retail" "If we look at what's happened over the last five to ten years, no-one would have ever thought of TikTok and how it would completely change the way Generation Z socialises and how they shop," says Dea... Retail Apr 10, 2024
AI-generated fashion models for more diversity in online retail In 2019, Michael Musandu and two business partners founded Lalaland, a software company that aims to make fashion more inclusive and diverse. Lalaland's generative AI creates digital avatars to enable... Retail Technology Jan 10, 2024
The key innovation trends of 2024 Circular commerce Alternatives to primary consumption are becoming more crucial: consumers, businesses and policymakers want to extend the lifecycles of products. Consumers will use existing items for... Food Health Retail Society Sustainability Technology Jan 5, 2024
GDI-Podcast: Akuter Zeitstress beeinflusst die Zufriedenheit Das Zeitmanagement ist zu einer der grössten Herausforderung im Alltag der Menschen geworden. Diese Entwicklung beeinflusst unsere Zufriedenheit massgeblich. Denn es zeigt sich, dass diejenigen Mensch... Health Retail Society Jan 4, 2024
How Christmas gifts destroy value The principle of consumption is simple: when supply meets demand and the price is right for both the seller and the buyer, a transaction occurs. For instance, buyers only purchase something for CHF 10... Retail Society Jan 4, 2024
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... 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... 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, ... 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... 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... Retail Sep 19, 2023