Retail Consumption Urban Housing "Covid-19 shows the immense need for public space" "During lockdown, when people were actually missing public spaces, they still chose not to use the traditional retail spaces. Because they’re not considered to be high quality public spaces anymore," says Kristian Villadsen, partner at urban strategy firm Gehl, in an interview. Video 01.10.2020 Watch now
Food Business models Consumption Sustainability Paul Myers: "Urban farming is in phase one" Paul Myers cultivates organic vegetables on a large scale in a Liverpool warehouse. In a video interview at the GDI Retail Summit, he explained how he is growing a successful business using aquacultures. Video 17.09.2020 Learn more
Globalisation Retail Consumption Economy 70th International Retail Summit: The most important take-aways What does Covid-19 imply for retail? How do you build a successful urban farming company? And how do department stores hold their ground? Answers were provided by innovators and retail giants at the GDI Retail Summit from 10 to 11 September 2020. A summary. 15.09.2020 Learn more
Digitisation Retail Consumption GDI Research Silent commerce: automatic consumption via calm tech The dematerialisation, demonetisation and democratisation of shopping has only just begun. The end of consumption as we know it is approaching. Silent commerce is one plausible future plot. 23.07.2020 Learn more
Society Consumption Self-optimisation GDI RESEARCH Future Skills: The "Collapse" scenario What if the known society is gone in the year 2050? What should we be capable of? 16.07.2020 Learn more
Food Retail Consumption David Bosshart: "There is no way back to the old normal" The Corona crisis is becoming a catalyst for new forms of cultivation,, such as urban farming and meat from cell cultures. But the technical infrastructure is still missing for many things. In an interview with the "Lebensmittel Zeitung", David Bosshart explains how Covid-19 has changed the way we eat. Interview 09.07.2020 Learn more
Retail Consumption Matt Heiman: "Millennials want access to luxury" Dior or Saint Laurent: Matt Heiman has them all. With his startup, the Brit lends out luxury bags in London. At the GDI Retail Summit and in an interview, he explains why subscriptions are the business model of the future, even in the luxury market. Interview 09.07.2020 Learn more
Digitisation Finance Retail Consumption Klarna – how ‘hip’ can a payment provider be? If there were winners during the coronavirus lockdown, they were e-commerce platforms and their ecosystems. Klarna is one of these winners. In a video and at the GDI Retail Summit, Klarna’s CMO David Sandström explains what it would look like if Gucci was a payment provider. 23.06.2020 Learn more
Business models Retail Consumption Economy The Future of Retail Is Here – webinar recording What trends have shaped China's e-commerce? And what does this mean for the future of retail in Europe? Jack Ma biographer Duncan Clark and GDI CEO David Bosshart gave insights in a webinar. Video 11.06.2020 Watch now
Retail Consumption Urban Kristian Villadsen: ”We need cities where it is easy to do good” We need to create cities where the most comfortable and simple lifestyle is also the healthiest and most sustainable, says Kristian Villadsen, partner and director at the renowned Danish architectural firm Gehl Architects. At the GDI Retail Summit and here in this interview, Villadsen reveals how the city's retail sector can reinvent itself after Covid-19. Interview 09.06.2020 Learn more