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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Le taux de vacuité commerciale baisse en Belgique, une première depuis 14 ans
La Libre Eco
03/02/2022
Une très légère baisse en Wallonie et en Flandres (mais pas à Bruxelles), expliquée “par les mesures de soutien des autorités qui ont limité les dégâts”
La France décide de soutenir les petits libraires face aux géants de l’e-commerce
RTBF
16/12/2021
Cette proposition de loi qui impose le principe d’un prix plancher pour les livraisons va-t-elle permettre de déstabiliser les géants de l’e-commerce?
Climat: place aux mesures qui dérangent
L’écho
5/11/2021
L’édito plaide pour des objectifs ambitieux (comme fixés par la Wallonie) traduits en un calendrier clair de mesures concrètes, et tant pis si elles dérangent (comme les mesures d’exnovation prises par la Flandre: sortie des technologies obsolètes – chaudières au gaz, voitures thermiques, obligation d’isolation, etc.)