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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://gdi.ch/event/next-retail-what-will-truly-remai
 n-after-covid-19-161">Next Retail: What Will Truly Remain After Covid-19</
 a>\nHome Speakers Programme Information Documentation “Shop ‘til you d
 rop”\, “buy ‘til you die”\, “spend ‘til the end” – these r
 etail slogans which framed the last three decades of consumerism seemed al
 ready outdated before the global pandemic disrupted our lives. The worldwi
 de lockdown was like living a dream\, at least for those who could afford 
 it: no commuting\, spending more time with the family\, cooking together\,
  gardening to reconnect\, time for self-care. Hence\, people spent more on
  food and gardening supplies but less on categories like fashion and beaut
 y. The structural shifts in retail and the technological progress forecast
 ed for the years to come just happened overnight. What will remain? What w
 ill change? Join retail expert Wendy Liebmann\, CEO and Chief Shopper of W
 SL Strategic Retail in New York City\, for an in-depth discussion. Wendy w
 ill talk about her latest insights with David Bosshart\, CEO of the Gottli
 eb Duttweiler Institute\, and with the audience. Wendy and David will prov
 ide a comprehensive retail analysis for the USA and Europe. They will answ
 er questions\, such as: • What have consumers and retailers learned from
  the pandemic effects? • Will spending ever recover to the pre-Covid-19 
 level ? • What sectors and retail channels will lead? • Will the rush 
 to e-commerce stick? • Will consumers shop more sustainably? • Or will
  they indulge in a new shopping rush? • How can consumer behaviour be an
 ticipated? Speakers Wendy Liebmann New York City\, US\, wslstrategicretail
 .com Founder and CEO of WSL Strategic Retail\, a firm well known for study
 ing and predicting consumer shopping behaviour. WSL combines astute observ
 ations of retail with consumer research to predict where shoppers will be 
 shopping in the next few years. David Bosshart Switzerland Author\, Speake
 r\, Executive Advisor. Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Dutt
 weiler Institute for [...]
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LOCATION:GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, Langhaldenstrasse 21\, 8803 R
 üschlikon\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Next Retail: What Will Truly Remain After Covid-19
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 -will-truly-remain-after-covid-19-161">Next Retail: What Will Truly Remain
  After Covid-19</a>\nHome Speakers Programme Information Documentation “
 Shop ‘til you drop”\, “buy ‘til you die”\, “spend ‘til the e
 nd” – these retail slogans which framed the last three decades of cons
 umerism seemed already outdated before the global pandemic disrupted our l
 ives. The worldwide lockdown was like living a dream\, at least for those 
 who could afford it: no commuting\, spending more time with the family\, c
 ooking together\, gardening to reconnect\, time for self-care. Hence\, peo
 ple spent more on food and gardening supplies but less on categories like 
 fashion and beauty. The structural shifts in retail and the technological 
 progress forecasted for the years to come just happened overnight. What wi
 ll remain? What will change? Join retail expert Wendy Liebmann\, CEO and C
 hief Shopper of WSL Strategic Retail in New York City\, for an in-depth di
 scussion. Wendy will talk about her latest insights with David Bosshart\, 
 CEO of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute\, and with the audience. Wendy an
 d David will provide a comprehensive retail analysis for the USA and Europ
 e. They will answer questions\, such as: • What have consumers and retai
 lers learned from the pandemic effects? • Will spending ever recover to 
 the pre-Covid-19 level ? • What sectors and retail channels will lead? 
 • Will the rush to e-commerce stick? • Will consumers shop more sustai
 nably? • Or will they indulge in a new shopping rush? • How can consum
 er behaviour be anticipated? Speakers Wendy Liebmann New York City\, US\, 
 wslstrategicretail.com Founder and CEO of WSL Strategic Retail\, a firm we
 ll known for studying and predicting consumer shopping behaviour. WSL comb
 ines astute observations of retail with consumer research to predict where
  shoppers will be shopping in the next few years. David Bosshart Switzerla
 nd Author\, Speaker\, Executive Advisor. Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the
  GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for [...]
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