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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://gdi.ch/event/60th-international-retail-summit-
 61">60th International Retail Summit</a>\nHome Speakers Programme Informat
 ion Venue Fees Partner About the conference SIMPLICITY - How to make more 
 with less Simple is better. The trend began with H&M\, EasyJet\, Tata or I
 bis\, but the digital revolution is making it indispensable across all ind
 ustries. Consumers are increasingly choosing simple and fast rather than e
 laborate or elegantly finished. Skype\, MP3 or Google Text are just the be
 ginning\; “good enough“ now fully satisfies customers‘ needs. In fac
 t\, they are turning their backs on perfection and complexity\, preferring
  better orientation rather than more options! The trend is not leaving the
  retailing sector unscathed. When customers change\, providers have to rec
 onsider their options. In a world whose future is becoming increasingly co
 mplex\, simplification is more than just a kind of discount philosophy. It
  is the key to success at all levels of retailing – from sourcing and fo
 rmats through products and ranges to distribution and service. If retailer
 s now create clarity\, orientation and trust\, thus making life simpler fo
 r their business partners and customers\, they will open up unsuspected ma
 rket potential. Speakers Peter Bamert Switzerland CEO of Denner since the 
 beginning of 2010\, having previously headed up the media discount busines
 s Ex Libris for twelve years. Peter Bamert's career began at Colgate Palmo
 live\, and he held various management positions at Ringier in the 1990s. D
 avid Bosshart Switzerland Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the GDI Gottlieb D
 uttweiler Institute for consumption\, economic and social studies from 199
 9 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been President of the G. and A. Duttweiler Fo
 undation. Ernst Dieter Berninghaus Austria Chairman of SIGNA Group\, Austr
 ias biggest private real estate company. Until 2016\, Berninghaus was Head
  of the Trade Department and member of the Executive Board of the Federati
 on of Migros Cooperatives (MGB). [...]
DTSTAMP:20260824T055407Z
LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R
 üschlikon\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:60th International Retail Summit
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://gdi.ch/event/60th-internation
 al-retail-summit-61">60th International Retail Summit</a>\nHome Speakers P
 rogramme Information Venue Fees Partner About the conference SIMPLICITY - 
 How to make more with less Simple is better. The trend began with H&M\, Ea
 syJet\, Tata or Ibis\, but the digital revolution is making it indispensab
 le across all industries. Consumers are increasingly choosing simple and f
 ast rather than elaborate or elegantly finished. Skype\, MP3 or Google Tex
 t are just the beginning\; “good enough“ now fully satisfies customers
 ‘ needs. In fact\, they are turning their backs on perfection and comple
 xity\, preferring better orientation rather than more options! The trend i
 s not leaving the retailing sector unscathed. When customers change\, prov
 iders have to reconsider their options. In a world whose future is becomin
 g increasingly complex\, simplification is more than just a kind of discou
 nt philosophy. It is the key to success at all levels of retailing – fro
 m sourcing and formats through products and ranges to distribution and ser
 vice. If retailers now create clarity\, orientation and trust\, thus makin
 g life simpler for their business partners and customers\, they will open 
 up unsuspected market potential. Speakers Peter Bamert Switzerland CEO of 
 Denner since the beginning of 2010\, having previously headed up the media
  discount business Ex Libris for twelve years. Peter Bamert's career began
  at Colgate Palmolive\, and he held various management positions at Ringie
 r in the 1990s. David Bosshart Switzerland Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of t
 he GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for consumption\, economic and social
  studies from 1999 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been President of the G. and
  A. Duttweiler Foundation. Ernst Dieter Berninghaus Austria Chairman of SI
 GNA Group\, Austrias biggest private real estate company. Until 2016\, Ber
 ninghaus was Head of the Trade Department and member of the Executive Boar
 d of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB). [...]
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