Article Friday 19th October 2018

The first rule of disruption

We’ve asked leading Retail sector disruptors how they see the evolution of the industry. They challenge the fundamental notion of disruption and set the wider retail industry 3 critical questions to answer.

The debate challenged the whole premise of what it means to disrupt. For the wider retail industry it posed some searching questions…

… are you spending enough time working on your long game?

… do you have a plan to fully embrace the value of your stores?

… how do you harness the benefits of living in the slipstream of disruption?

 

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