Retail trade
A case of exnovation evoked by the surge in E-commerce
Is E-commerce driving the decline of traditional retail?
Since a few years, e-commerce is experiencing phenomenal growth. In parallel, independent retail is experiencing difficulties. The COVID-19 crisis and the following lockdown have certainly reinforced this trend.
Such a trend raises concerns over potential detrimental environmental impacts and the standard of living and the quality of life of inhabitants of Brussels.
The dynamics involved are however more complex than what appears at first sight. For example, online and offline channels are becoming intertwined, on both ends (retailers and consumers).
In GOSETE, we seek to address the following research questions:
Is the development of e-commerce resulting in the decline of traditional retail? Does exnovation take the form of ‘creative destruction’? What are the likely reconfigurations for the industry? And what about related sustainability issues?
For more information on the origin of this research worksite: please read the complete dedicated article (in French)
If you are involved in this working area and you want to contribute to GOSETE by sharing your view: please contact us!
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Maxime Kumpen (CEO vastgoedadviseur CBRE): ‘E-commerce zal de winkels nooit vervangen’
Trends
27/05/2021
Zal e-commerce de koers van het winkelsegment in een andere richting duwen? De analyse van Maxime Kumpen (CBRE)
Buitenlandse platformen blijven Belgische e-commerce domineren
Retail Detail
17/05/2021
La croissance du e-commerce en Belgique profiterait d’abord aux géants comme bol.com et Amazon
Plus de la moitié des Belges achètent leurs vêtements en ligne
Comeos, Communiqué de presse
17/05/2021
L’accélération du développement du commerce électronique confirmé par une enquête de la fédération sectorielle Comeos