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retailhunt China 14-20 oktober 2018 Shanghai Hangzhou Shenzhen retailhunt China China always appeals to the imagination Alibaba puts Amazon on fire, Tencent grows and innovates faster than Facebook, Walmart competes with the big chains in China, ... Inspiration, information and experience We will visit Alibaba, Tencent, Walmart, Starbucks, Hema, and many other international and local retail concepts. We introduce you to technological trends, new business models and provide knowledge through local experts. What can you expect? - Five days of inspiration, awareness and discovery - C-level networking with a select group of retailers - Guidance by retail expert and founder of RetailDetail Jorg Snoeck - Supported by Alibaba and Walmart Asia - 1 - retailhunt China It’s almost time to leave for China! We sincerely hope you’re as excited as we are to get inspired by all the new concepts we’ll see on our retailhunt. In this pre-book you will find a first look at the detailed programme for our retailhunt in China, as well as the list of all other participants who will be joining, some information about the RetailDetail team organizing the trip, flight information, hotel accomodation and other useful information before we leave. On the day of departure, you will receive a printed book with a more detailed day-to-day planning. RetailDetail welcomes you as from 11AM to the Diamond Lounge at Terminal B of Brussels Airport, were you will find a tranquil environment to relax and unwind before our departure. We will ship you prior to departure free vouchers for our economy class travellers. - 2 - Partners We thank our partners for their support at this retailhunt. SprintPack China ESSCA Shanghai www.sprintpack.com.cn www.essca.fr Walmart China Deloitte China www.wal-martchina.com https://www2.deloitte.com/cn/en - 3 - International flight information Sunday - October 14, 2018 Friday – October 19, 2018 Flight: HU 492 Vlucht: HU 7708 13:40: Departure Brussels Airport 19:45: Departure Shenzhen 05:15+1: Arrival Beijing 23.00: Arrival Beijing Monday - 0ctober 15, 2018 Saturday – October 20, 2018 Flight: HU 7607 Flight: HU 7708 08:45: Departure Beijing 01:20: Departure Beijing 11:00: Arrival Shanghai 05:55: Arrival Brussels Airport - 4 - retailhunt management Jorg Snoeck, Founder RetailDetail Jorg his passion especially lies with the analysis of shopping behavior and the scrutiny of the changing consumer. In his lectures and presentations, he sketches the many opportunities and possibilities for a flourishing retail landscape in the future in an inspirational way. The Future of Shopping, the book Jorg Snoeck instigated and co-authored, was recently awarded the title of ‘Management Book of the Year 2018’ in the Benelux and is already a bestseller. Peter Somers, CEO RetailDetail He is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of the e-Commerce logistics company SprintPack, co-founder of SKS & Partners, a network of E-Commerce Logistics consultants, holds different non-executive Board Member roles and invests in start-ups. He was member of the Executive Committee of bpost, the Belgian Postal Operator, till July 2014 and headed bpost Parcels & International. Ellen De Vos, Lecturer at UGent Ellen worked till 2014 for creative research agency Trendwolves, afterwards she managed the Industrial Design Center, a combined initiative of Ghent University (UGent) and the University of Applied Science Howest in close collaboration with Belgian companies. Since 2016 she is teaching creativity, innovation and design methodology to industrial design students at UGent. She is mostly intrigued by the human aspect of innovation and future design concepts. - 5 - Participants Ava Papierwaren Fay Van Weddingen Managing director Ava Papierwaren Koen Van Weddingen Managing director Bermaso Gregory De Gruyter General manager Bermaso Bernard Painblanc Managing director Bermaso Xavier Painblanc Managing director Calodar Caroline Van der Voort Commercial director CBRE John Collin Executive director Flanders Cronos Group Dirk Deroost CEO De Vlier Peter De Roo CEO Delhaize Mathias Clarysse Director assortment strategy Eltra Dirk Baum CEO Gondella Patrick Gordon Financial director Gondella Hendrik Houben CEO Hayen Paris Real Estate Services Ann Hayen CEO Heylen Group Wim Heylen Owner Hubo Erwin Van Osta CEO Lombardia Food Creators (LFC) Alida De Meulder CEO Maxitoys Alain Hellebaut General manager Safou GCV Sarah Fourneaux Owner Varo Jeroen Nys CEO ZEB Luc Van Mol CEO ZEB Tom Vermeylen COO University of Ghent Ellen De Vos Assistant professor RetailDetail Jorg Snoeck Founder RetailDetail Peter Somers CEO - 6 - Hotel accomodation The Langham Shanghai Xintiandi Contemporary in its design, The Langham Shanghai Xintiandi is situated in a well-known area of Shanghai. Some of the premium features at this luxury 5-star hotel include an indoor pool, gym and free Wi-Fi. The Langham Shenzhen Occupying an enviable position in the heart of Futian, the most dynamic commercial shopping and entertainment district in Shenzhen, just minutes away from Hong Kong border, The Langham Shenzhen conveys time-honored traditions and classic luxury in a modern, vibrant city. - 7 - Useful information Apps to install Some useful apps to install before travelling to China are: WeChat: WeChat is the Chinese equivalent for Whatsapp. Since Whatsapp is blocked in China, we might opt for WeChat instead. WeChat is available for both phones and computers. VPN: VPN is a must to access all websites in China, both on smartphone and computer. Some popular options are ExpressVPN, Astrill and NordVPN, but there are free options available as well. Food allergies Got any food allergies, intolerances or special dietary requests? Please make sure to let us know before Monday 8/10/2018 so we can make all necessary arrangements. - 8 - 15 october 2018 Day 1 10.00 h Arrival in Shanghai 11.00 h Bus transfer to hotel 12.00 h Check-in hotel The Langham Shanghai 13.00 h Lunch with Belgian Consul General Paul Lambert 14.00 h Keynote on ‘Retail in China’ at the Naked Hub 16.00 h Retail Hunt to five innovative shop concepts: Line & Friends, HeyShop, Shanghai Tang, ShangXia, Ratio 18.00 h Createc Discovery: an exciting experience on vintage Shanghai bikes feauturing dinner in local restaurants, a boat trip across the Huangpu river and different speakers 22.00 h Bus transfer back to hotel - 9 - Day 2 16 october 2018 Breakfast 08.00 h Bus transfer to Starbucks Roastery Shanghai 08:30 h Visit of Starbucks Roastery Shanghai 09:00 h Bus transfer to and lunch at Hema robot restaurant 10:00 h Jorg’s ‘Thoughts of the Day’ Bus transfer to JD Automated Warehouse 13:00 h Visit of JD Automated Warehouse 14:00 h Bus transfer to downtown Shanghai 16:00 h Visit of a shopping mall 17:00 h Dinner 19:00 h - 10 - Day 3 17 october 2018 07.00 h Breakfast 08.00 h Bus transfer to Alibaba campus Jorg’s ‘Thoughts of the Day’ 11.00 h Arrival at and visit of Qinchengli shopping mall 11:30 h Lunch 12:30 h Visit Alibaba campus Keynote Roland Palmer about Alibaba strategy 18:00 h Flight departure at Hangzhou airport 20:25 h Flight arrival at Shenzhen Airport 21:30 h Check-in hotel The Langham Shenzhen and dinner - 11 - Day 4 18 october 2018 Breakfast 08.00 h Presentation by Deloitte at The Langham Shenzhen 09:00 h Presentation by Wal-Mart at The Langham Shenzhen 10:00 h Bus transfer to and visit of Wal-Mart retail outlet 11:00 h Bus transfer to and visit of Kaisa 12:30 h Lunch 14:00 h Jorg’s ‘Thoughts of the Day’ Bus transfer to Tencent Exhibition Centre 15:00 h Tencent Exhibition Centre visit 16:00 h Bus transfer to OCT Harbour 17:30 h Visit of DJI Flagship Store at OCT Harbour 18:00 h Dinner at OCT Harbour 20:00 h - 12 - 19 october 2018 Day 5 07.00 h Breakfast 08.15 h Bus transfer to X.Factory 09.00 h X.Factory visit and lecture on innovation in Shenzhen 10.00 h Bus transfer to and visit of Huaqiangbei Electronic Market 12.00 h Bus transfer to MixC 13.00 h Lunch Jorg’s ‘Thoughts of the Day’ 14:30 h Visit of Xiaomi flagship store 15:30 h Visit of MixC Mall & shopping 16:30 h Bus transfer to Shenzhen airport 17:15 h Arrival at Shenzhen airport 19:45 h Flight departure at Shenzhen airport - 13 - RetailDetail, more than hunts....