Renaud de Barbuat, CIO of Carrefour and Ron Bodkin, Technical Director of Google Cloud, talked about how to stay ahead of the curve through technology, in the final session of World Retail Congress 20 …

The company, which is 10 years old, is also planning to open more cafes although McGuiness stressed that this is largely to grow the brand rather than as a push into F&B. He said: “We have been pionee …

The world’s second largest economy is changing the way consumers at home and abroad shop online, Chenkai Ling, Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Investment at JD.com, told World Retail Congress d …

For JD.com at the heart of its offer is the “groundbreaking zero tolerance of counterfeit products”, which answers a major concern among Chinese consumers. The company is also able to fulfil 92% of ho …

The future of food retailing remains less vulnerable to e-commerce than many other categories and the development path for many of the main players will differ by location, category and value accordin …

How people see themselves and their personal identity is increasingly significant in people’s choices, not just their buying decisions but the brands with which they identify, Trevor Phillips, Chair o …

History shows that as societies become more affluent, people want to buy fewer tangible things, said British philosopher, Robert Rowland Smith, at World Retail Congress yesterday. Where does this logi …