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I am Jorg Snoeck, founder of RetailDetail and driving force behind RetailHub, where you can experience the shopping of the future. As an international keynote speaker and expert in retail, I like to share my insights on the latest trends and innovations.
HEMA, 100 years the “Dutch Fixed Price Company Amsterdam”
February 17, 2026
When Europe was still recovering from the wounds of the First World War in 1926, and many nations left in ruins in 1918 were investing time and energy into rebuilding, the very first HEMA opened its doors in Amsterdam. At the time, it was still called H.E.M.A., an acronym for Hollandse Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam (Dutch Fixed Price […]
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Albert Heijn Gelderlandplein: The System Works Because of the People
February 6, 2026
Albert Heijn XL Gelderlandplein: How Scale, Technology, and Local Craft Converge The Albert Heijn XL at the Gelderlandplein shopping center in Amsterdam demonstrates how a modern supermarket operates as a tightly organized system of logistics, data, assortment management, and customer steering. With annual revenue of approximately 70 million euros and around 400 employees, this location […]
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Europe Is Losing the High Street, the Driveway, and Soon Its Strategic Voice
February 4, 2026
Europe looks at the world as if the rules of the game were still the same as twenty years ago. Yet while we debate, regulate, and hesitate, China executes a strategy that spans generations and reshapes our retail sector, our industry, our logistics, and ultimately our geopolitical room for maneuver. In Europe and the United […]
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Düsseldorf as a Laboratory for the Future of Retail
February 2, 2026
Düsseldorf has been a benchmark for those who take retail seriously for years. The city combines strong retail formats with a high density of innovation and increasingly serves as a testing ground for new concepts. During a two-day retail tour, Düsseldorf therefore takes center stage as a living laboratory for the future of the sector. […]
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Column: “The New Retail Strategy: Think Like a Brand, Act Like a Publisher”
January 24, 2026
Wie vandaag wil overleven, moet méér zijn dan een retailer. Je moet denken als een merk, handelen als een retailer én werken als een uitgever. Klinkt ingewikkeld? Geen zorgen, ik leg het je stap voor stap uit.
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Column: ‘The new retail strategy: think like a brand, act like a publisher’
June 24, 2025
If you want to survive today, you have to be more than a retailer. You have to think like a brand, act like a retailer and work like a publisher. Sounds complicated? Don’t worry, I will explain it to you step by step.
Read MoreRetail for the next generation: how Walmart wants to reach young people with gaming
June 20, 2025
Walmart is active on Roblox and even has its own online game, Walmart Unlimited, to capture the attention of new, young consumers. Online gaming is also retail experience, the retail giant reasons.
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Is “agentic” AI the future of retail?
June 20, 2025
The next generation of artificial intelligence will not only provide answers, but also perform tasks autonomously. ‘Agentic AI’ – self-reliant, goal-oriented AI – promises to radically change the retail landscape. But is the industry ready for it?
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