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Retail in a Digital World

June 23, 2015

In 10 years, retail will look very different. While the store will remain a cornerstone in most retail models, the “retailer of the future” will capture demand and trigger processes from novel sources such as wearables, mobile devices, smart homes, and cars. Nearly all store sales will be influenced by digital in 2020,1 and the retailer of the future will excel at orchestrating core processes in the maze of near-infinite purchase paths available to ever-more discerning consumers.

Spotlight

Galeries Lafayette

At the forefront of trends, which the Galeries Lafayette Group has often initiated, it continues with its 15,000 employees this success story with its iconic brands (Galeries Lafayette, BHV Marais, Louis Pion Royal Quartz, Didier Guerin and Citynove) and developing internationally. In 2012, the turnover of the Galeries Lafayette group amounted to 3.8 billion euros on all of its 250 points of sale and its e-commerce site. Two great brands reference One gives life to fashionable experiences, the other inspires the urban creative.

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