The pandemic caused a Great Acceleration across the retail industry, in particular, giving a peak into what the future holds. And in turn, highlighting how the retail industry must develop and transform to build resilience. Oliver Banks chats to Carl Boutet, author of The Great Acceleration, about the changing retail market, sustainability and how to build back better.
So, listen to this episode of the Retail Transformation Show to understand:
- What the Great Acceleration of 2020 is (and why that might not be exactly what you expect).
- Why now is the perfect time to build resilience.
- What the sustainability flywheel is and how retailers should put this into action.
Introducing Carl Boutet
Introducing Carl BoutetCarl Boutet is a business strategist and executive advisor with over 25 years of hands-on operational, marketing, merchandising and retail executive experience. Based in Montreal, Canada, he has worked across a vast array of retailers – from large national retailers to small independents.
Carl is the founder of StudioRx and advises retailers, business leaders, B2C solution providers, companies and researchers on how to tailor their solutions according to the evolving needs of consumers whilst building effective commercial strategies. Also, he is the principal advisor for the Retail Innovation Lab at McGill University and Lead Marketing Instructor at the McGill University Executive Institute.
He’s a keynote speaker on stages and screens around the world. And he was recently recognised by Rethink Retail among the world’s 100 top most influential retail thinkers.
The Great Acceleration: The Race To Retail Resilience
Carl Boutet’s new book, The Great Acceleration, is launching on 19th May. Carl dropped some world exclusives on the podcast so be sure to head over to StudioRX.ca to grab your copy.
Further podcast listening
So, if you enjoyed listening to this, then check out these other episodes of the Retail Transformation Show.
Firstly, check out Carl’s last appearance on the Retail Transformation Show in episode 82: The Great Retail Acceleration, back in May 2020.
Also, you might enjoy the episodes with Steve Dennis, episode 83: Being Remarkable In Adversity (part 1) and episode 84: (part 2).
Finally, Carl also made particular references to episode 128: AR, VR And Retail In The Metaverse with Cathy Hackl and episode 133: What’s Happening In Retail Technology with Miya Knights.
