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    <description>The World Retail Podcast is here. For the first time ever, World Retail Congress has taken it’s world class content beyond the stage to give you year round insight from retail leaders across the globe.
Series one of World Retail Podcast 'Disrupt or Be Disrupted' brings together the highest level retailers and industry experts that you would generally only hear from at the Congress. These special guests will be joining us for interviews to share their experiences and insights into todays challenging retail industry.</description>
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      <description>In this latest episode of World Retail Podcast in our series 'Disrupt or be Disrupted: the Six Trends Reshaping Retail', we talk to Judith McKenna, Walmart's former President and CEO of International who shares her insights into how the world's biggest retailer faced waves of disruption and remained on top. </description>
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      <description>In this latest episode from World Retail Congress in our series on Disrupt or Be Disrupted: the Six Trends Reshaping Retail, we talk to WHP Global, one of the giants of the fast-growing brand licensing sector. Hear how the group brings its financial and retail power to revive great retail brands such as Toys R Us, Bonobos, G Star Raw and Anne Klein and generate $7 billion in global sales.</description>
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      <title>The Voice of the Global Retail Industry - Unveiling the 2024 Executive Survey Results</title>
      <description>In this special bonus episode, learn about the findings from the annual World Retail Congress and Ebeltoft Global Executive Survey for 2024. What do retailers see as the most pressing issues facing their businesses? How optimistic are they about the prospects for the industry? What are the biggest surprises from this survey of retail leaders from around the world. The Chair of the Ebeltoft Group, Frank Quix and the research partner to the World Retail Congress reveals more about the findings and what they mean.</description>
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      <description>The first episode in the World Retail Congress series on Disrupt or be Disrupted: The Six Trends Reshaping Retail features SHEIN - one of the world's biggest retail disruptors and now established as one of the world's biggest fashion retailers. Hear how SHEIN applies its disruptive culture and leverages its powerful technology and digital expertise to operate a unique retail business model. </description>
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