In our retail and shopping malls interview section, we engage with various professionals who are experts in the industry: managers, marketing executives, customer experience managers, technology and big data experts, consultants, and more.
Thanks to these professionals, we are able to showcase the current state of the sector from the perspective of those who face the day-to-day challenges and innovations. The experts share insights into how they have navigated through crises such as the Covid pandemic and post-pandemic challenges, economic fluctuations, price increases, and supply chain shortages. They also discuss how they have reinvented themselves to confront the growing influence of online commerce, one of their main competitors.
If you want to get to know these personalities and learn about their work in their respective shopping malls and stores, you shouldn’t miss any of these interviews.
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Ainhoa Oyarbide: «Avoiding customer effort and generating positive sensations is key for them to return»
We interviewed Ainhoa Oyarbide Mendieta, Brand and Communication Director at Eroski. Don’t miss this opportunity of learning a little more about the current situation of the retail sector and what Ainhoa expects for the future.
…Nina Kavaliova: «Technological innovation is linked to improving the customer experience»
Today we speak with Nina Kavaliova, Shopping Center Manager of the Diagonal Mar Shopping Center. Nina has a very positive vision for the future of this sector, in which offering a perfect customer experience that meets consumer expectations is essential, and for what technology means a great ally. Do you …
Manuel Molina: «Digital Transformation is a priority for the sector»
We speak today with Manuel Molina, General Manager at Paradisus Princesa del Mar Resort & Spa. Manuel encourages us to be optimistic about the future of the sector and focuses on digital transformation to anticipate the expectations of tourists. Don’t miss this interview.
…Martin Macwhinnie: «We use technology to collate and analyse sales data from retailers»
Martin Macwhinnie is the Center Manager of Grand Arcade in Cambridge, UK. Today we are interviewing him to share his thoughts about the situation of the sector.
…Adrián González: «Technology in our sector is in constant movement.»
Adrián González is General Manager at Sol Varadero Beach Meliá Hotel in Cuba.
…Miguel Ángel Gálvez: “We take the satisfaction of our guests very seriously”
Miguel Ángel Gálvez is General Manager at Hotel Duquesa de Cardona Barcelona and Duquesa Suites.
…Gaetano Graziano: “Those who do not adapt to technology will be left out of any market logic”.
Gaetano Graziano, Deputy Executive Chairman “ADCC” in Italy, trusts that technology can become a strong ally to survive the decline that shopping centers are facing today. “In the future, there must be a physical/virtual omnichannel point of sale model or a hybrid shopping center that equates its digital representation to …
Felipe Gómez: “The key to gain real customer loyalty is by listening to their opinions”
Today we speak with Felipe GOMEZ, Director at La Croix Blanche de Sologne Hotel & Restaurant, in France, where hospitality and food & beverage sectors are back on track after Covid’s lock-down and restrictions. “Expectations are positive and increase every day”.
…Mariyó Bravo: “The mall of the future should be connected, sustainable, and full of emotions”
Mariyó Bravo, Project Director at Mallplaza, thinks that maintaining the wow effect on customers and getting to personalize the experience are the biggest challenges for real estate companies. “To maintain consumer loyalty we must first get to know them, recognize them, pamper them and make their stay easy”.
…Sophie Biggerstaff: “the future for retail is going to look pretty different and only the best brands will step up to the game”
Sophie Biggerstaff is founder at BYRCOLLECTIVE. She thinks “the way people are shopping and consuming has changed and retailers are going to have to make some tough decisions”.
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