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Why modern retailers must provide “much more” than what they are selling

Inside Retail

Customer expectations of engagement and experience in retail are changing equally quickly. Not that long ago, walking into a carefully organised grocery market, hearing a pianist perform in the centre of a high-end department store, or having a retail associate help guide you represented a good retail customer experience.

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

Chinese students being sent abroad for academic study became exposed to previously unheard-of foreign labels, and returned home both knowledgeable and trained in the most coveted amongst them – making international brands a status symbol. Today Li-Ning is valued at US$7 billion, chasing the top American and German sportswear giants.

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