Film first: LS:N Global unpacks retail future

Film first: LS:N Global unpacks retail future

Film first: LS:N Global unpacks retail future

LS:N Global this week unveils a new short film exploring the future of global retail. The film release follows the success of LS:N Global’s 2012 Retail Futures Forum and is the first of an ongoing series addressing key lifestyle sectors.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Ed Burstell, managing director of Liberty London, Faye Toogood, founder of the Award-winning Studio Toogood, Jonathan Chippindale, chief executive at speciality augmented reality retail agency Holition, and BeautyMART founders Anna-Marie Solowij and Millie Kendal, the film addresses everything from the changing nature of service to s-commerce and shifts in retail environment design.

The key driving forces in the global retail outlook are also addressed and unpacked in interviews by our experts: LS:N Global’s editor James Wallman and Future Laboratory founders Martin Raymond, Chris Sanderson and Tom Savigar.

To purchase a copy of the Retail Futures Report, visit The Future Laboratory shop .

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