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CHESS 2019: The Art of Business Influence

Former stockbroker Mark Jeffries is a popular keynote speaker and moderator/MC for events in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Jeffries has spoken before many business conferences, published two books, is a frequent guest on NBC Today, BBC News and writes for the Huffington Post. He recently launched his innovative e-learning course, "The Art of Business Influence - Selling without…

Global Retail Intelligence – September

September 30 – France’s Fnac Opens First Nature & Découvertes Shop-in-ShopA few months after the accusation of a leading omnichannel retailer of products in the natural and well-being sector, Fnac opens its first shop-in-shop location. Article written in French From LSA Commerce & Consommation September 30 – Germany’s Kaufland Expands Delivery Service…

Demurrage and Detention

Shippers have been complaining for years that the rules governing demurrage and detention are unfair. Shippers are required to pick up and return ocean containers to the terminal within a specified number of days. Failure to do so will result in fees to the shipper known in the industry as demurrage and detention. Marine terminals and carriers say the potential to be…

Market Overview: Taiwan and Hong Kong

Presented By: Matthew Ryan - Business Development Manager, citiesocial Matthew Ryan The final presenter of the 2019 Global Forum discussed opportunities in Asia. Matthew Ryan focused on the retail landscape of Taiwan, but also mentioned Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Since 2017, Matthew Ryan has been the Business Development Manager for Taiwan-based citiesocial.…

Retail Overview: Kulina Czech Republic

Presented By: Patrik Pavlíček - Key Account Director, Kulina Czech Republic Patrik Pavlíček Tuesday, September 17th, Global Forum presented speakers who summarized retail overviews of five regions of the world. As Kulina’s key account director, Patrik Pavlíček is responsible for implementing corporate strategy, developing strong relationships with a portfolio of…

Market Overview: United Kingdom

Presented By: Richard Walker - Commercial Director, Eddingtons Ltd. Richard Walker The Global Forum’s second day, Tuesday September 17, offered a full schedule of presentations to introduce retail overviews of five countries/regions. Richard Walker, commercial director of Eddingtons Ltd discussed the UK market and the distribution firm’s reach through the UK and…

Retail Overview: Boyner Turkey

Presented By: Hakan Zihnioğlu - Deputy General Manager, Boyner Grand Retailing Hakan Zihnioğlu Tuesday afternoon September 17th Hakan Zihnioğlu outlined the retail landscape in Turkey and then spoke specifically about Boyner, a leading department store throughout Turkey. Hakan Zihnioğlu began his career as coordinator at the Bosphorus University…

Retail Overview: Tmall Global China

Presented By: Tom Sheng- category leader, consumer electronics and home cleaning, Tmall Global On Monday, September 16, Tom Sheng provided valuable information and insights to Global Forum attendees about the advantages of working with Tmall’s ecommerce platform in China. Tom Sheng has worked for Alibaba/Tmall Global for three years. His current responsibilities…

2019 Global Forum Recap: The Rise of Global Influencers

Executive Education Patrick Lynch, Ph.D. Digital Trends Today Clinical Assistant Professor of Analytics and Leadership Thunderbird School of Global Management Dr. Patrick Lynch The Rise of Global Influencers: How to Engage Micro Influences to Fuel Sales - Part One The 2019 Global Forum devoted Monday morning to a deep dive into social media and…