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Transformation also means the further development of our own business approach. In 2019, we have expanded our core product, Executive & Board Search, by offering an interactive event space for analog and virtual meetings, the hartmann campus.

Programmatic Retail, Corporate Education & Social Responsibility demanded

There are certainly some bumps in the road ahead for entrepreneurs and pioneering thinkers. Concerns about a looming recession. Storms brewing in foreign affairs. Inflation. Supply shortages and scarcities of raw materials. Markets both physical or virtual are flailing with no clear direction, yet consumer expectations continue to be stellar;...

“Five-day week? You’ll never get the staff!”

Germany’s employment market is currently gripped by radical change. Top performers are scarce, and their demands are higher than ever before. Is this impairing productivity? The first panel of SHIFT Summer showcased experienced input from Hugo Boss, Zalando, and hartmann consultants and evolved into a debate over an intriguing and...

Success Code Loungewear: The Juvia Phenomenon

Loungewear label Juvia stands for products that are so much more than mere finishing touches for cozy evenings on the couch. Since Judith Dommermuth finally took the plunge to break into a supposedly saturated market––a decision she made neither lightly nor quickly––those cozy, relaxed evenings have been rare for her....

Christmas business 2022/2023: Beautiful exchange of presents

Retailers in the world of analog business are battling problems on all sides. Why should retailers in the metaverse have it any better? Nino Bergfeld and Matt Marcotte, veteran retail strategists at Salesforce, seek out the answers to why the hype surrounding NFTs is currently declining. Their SHIFT Session primarily...

The city center is dead, long live the city center!

When three retailers on the same panel can point to the success of their city-center stores, even the blackest pessimist has to sit up and take notice. Nobody can dispute the increasingly important role of online shopping. Yet that is precisely why operating a bricks-and-mortar store is by no means...

Trend briefing: More convenience versus more sustainability

Futuristic technologies have advanced a long way from their past as the stuff of dystopian fantasy. If cutting-edge developments can help to eliminate global hunger, solve the energy problem, and also produce precisely tailored market analyses on top, high tech starts to take a far more positive turn. However, a...

So, which marketplace to visit today?

A question that increasing numbers of customers––and companies––are asking themselves. Oliver Bogatu, General Manager DACH at SHIFT sponsor Lengow, talked to two acknowledged eCommerce experts

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