A global climate crisis challenges us as a global community. The digital transformation is keeping the business world on its toes. Physical marketplaces are getting digital counterparts or moving straight into the metaverse. AI-based programs are the most exciting trend of the year and simultaneously threatening entire professions. Our lives are being turned upside down.
Every day, we are learning that unshakable beliefs need to be questioned, and entire business models need to be reevaluated. The current developments are hitting an already struggling industry and acting as a catalyst. Insolvencies in retail and vacancies in our city centers are becoming visible. Are we facing the apocalypse of brick-and-mortar retail? Are investments in retail properties and formats still worthwhile?
Certainly, because every fire is as destructive as it is cleansing. New shoots are also growing in retail. Those who see crises as opportunities will know how to make use of this potential. We show how creativity and courage can be the driving force for new business successes in the next pages of our Future Retail Experiences danzine, featuring insights into exciting projects like the Globetrotter RE: THINK Store, stores for Mister Spex, and the retailtainment concept for the Loop5 shopping center.
