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Sarah-Diane Eck (CEO, Sandblock) spoke at the GDI’s 69th International Retail Summit on relationship marketing, loyalty programmes and blockchain technology.

At the 69th International Retail Summit, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, gave an interview about the idea of collaboration and the future roles of artists.

The future is Asian, says Parag Khanna. In a talk jointly hosted by Vontobel and the Asia Society Switzerland, the geo-strategist described his vision, also depicted in his most recent book. In an interview with the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Khanna summarized some of the topics of his talk.

The Future of nutrition will be determined by technology. More on genetic engineering, bio-hacking, and ghost kitchens in the new European Food Trends Report.

Why do big players like Amazon fail in the Chinese market? Where does a human workforce create added value for customers? How can stationary retail continue to function in the future? - These were questions asked by retail experts at GDI’s 69th International Retail Summit. The most important points in brief.

Victor Lugger, co-founder of the French restaurant enterprise Big Mamma Group, has opened nine Italian restaurants, a bar, and a food market since 2015. The Dolce Vita business is booming. Lugger's insider tip for success? He doesn’t  have one – instead he shares his principles in a video.

Our future energy lifestyle will go beyond mere sufficiency. Thanks to technological progress, we could soon become human power plantsand produce the energy we need, writes GDI researcher Stefan Breit in a study.

The path to the digital future is marked by technological changes. Some of them have already happened and are already common, others we can’t even imagine. A GDI graphic illustrates what might come next.

Data – a valuable resource, advertising pool, or infrastructure? In the new study “Out and about with smart assistants,” GDI researchers developed three data employment  strategies for the tourism industry.

GDI researchers write in the study "The End of Consumption as We Know It" that there is no longer a classic way for a product to reach the consumer via manufacturing and retailing. Anyone can take up any position in the chain.