Future of Retail - Edge & CGF Virtual Conference Executive Summary

Over the past 25 years, retail has been on a difficult journey: from a physical-only activity to an omnichannel pursuit. The growth of ecommerce around the world is well documented and the pandemic has accelerated digital retail as shoppers have shifted their spending from experience and holiday to cooking equipment, TVs and trampolines. 

At the beginning of March, the Consumers Goods Forum, the global industry network representing manufacturers, retailers and ecommerce platforms, invited Edge by Ascential to host a virtual conference on what this new era means for brands and their distribution partners and strategies.  We are happy to share with you an executive summary of the four sessions that ran at this event. You can access this now, by filling out the form below. 

 

Who are Edge

Edge by Ascential helps global and local brands to win digital commerce in a new and complex era of omnichannel retail. Our unique combination of industry-leading data, analytics, market research, and expert consulting solutions inform the ecommerce strategies of the world's leading brands. We help our clients to optimise their performance,  make the right investment decisions, drive margin growth, and achieve the necessary edge to grow. More than 400 global brands depend upon our weekly, daily and real-time data-driven insights. For more information email info@ascentialedge.com

Who are CGF

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is a global, parity-based industry network that is driven by its members to encourage the global adoption of the practices and standards that serves the consumer goods industry worldwide. It brings together CEOs and senior management of some 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries. It also reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category, and format. Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 3.5 Trillion and directly employ nearly 10 million people, with a further 90 million related jobs estimated along the value chain. It is governed by its Board of Directors, which comprises 58 manufacturer and retailer CEOs. For more information, please visit www.consumergoodsforum.com