6 trends that will change retailing forever » Scenario Magazine - 05:2012. By Henrik Persson E-commerce will soon not be something worth noting anymore. We can already see how the line between e-commerce and retailing is gradually disappearing, and before long e-commerce and online retailing will just become a natural part of retailing. The consequences are can be huge as a USD 500 billion online world is transformed into a USD 8–10 trillion global retail market. This creates a lot of questions about what form retailing will take in the future. Which role will bricks-and-mortar stores play? What business models will be successful? Who will survive and who might perish? Retail sales in the US and many European markets are still below the levels seen before the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.[1] At the same time, labour costs in China are increasing rapidly while the price of oil and other raw materials has soared.[2] This has created an environment in which retailers are competing within a shrinking pond.
Seven drivers of change 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. . [4] Ibid. 09_it_productoverview_onlinemarketingsuite. Obesity: The story so far. 26 August 2011Last updated at 00:55 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Why the world is putting on weight The Lancet could not be clearer on the obesity problem: Action is needed - and needed now. The world-renowned medical journal has devoted a large chunk of this week's issue to the problem. A series of articles published by researchers from across the world are calling for more to be done. But how did we get here and what is the solution? No-one noticed at the time, but the 1960s was probably the turning point for what has become the obesity epidemic. As the world embraced the era of free love, they also began eating more. Although in truth, the foundations had probably already been laid during the first half of the 20th Century when people started using cars more and doing less physical jobs. But this was also accompanied by a decrease in food consumption because of shortages during and after the two world wars. 'No country has escaped' But for many experts this is not enough.
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