On the run up to this year’s Retail Recharged, serial entrepeneur, Osvaldo Spadano, Founder and CEO of Akoova, shares his views on Innovation in Retail.
Retail Recharged is a not-to-be-missed event with a fantastic crowd, taking place in London on October 5th 2016.
Innovation in Retail is the main topic of the event, which brings experts, brands and start-ups together to discuss and debate on key topics. This year’s topics are:
- Mobile
- Customer Data
- Gearing up for growth/culture
- Marketplaces
Major retailers are closing shops and yesterday Moody’s analysts said Sears and Kmart don’t have enough cash to stay in business. In the meanwhile Amazon now has a warehouse within 20 miles of 44% of US population, up from 2% in 2006!
What worries me though, is that one day, let’s say, the VP of Digital is attending an inspiring event about retail innovation. The next day she is back in fire-fighting mode to keep the head above water. How frustrating!
There is a great disconnect between what’s happening in innovation-land and what retailers are facing today, a gap that has to be filled. But how? Where can they start? Read more in the Guest blog: How are you innovating?
