David + Goliath: How Does Physical Retail Survive in an Amazon World? | World’s Best Cities
David + Goliath: How Does Physical Retail Survive in an Amazon World?
ROGER WADE & STACIE CHAN
WRLDCTY 2021: london

Retail experience is evolving at the speed of entertainment, with variety and novelty in form and content the key. Pop-ups, flexible and fun, are king: a food hall becomes a fan park becomes a fashion runway. Digital experiences open new worlds. Is physical retail dead? How does it survive in an Amazon world?

About The Speakers
ROGER WADE
Founder & CEO, BOXPARK

Roger Wade is the Founder and CEO of BOXPARK, London’s award-winning food and retail revolution. BOXPARK includes the World’s 1st Pop-Up Mall, BOXPARK Shoreditch, BOXPARK Croydon, their 1st Food and Drink only development, and BOXPARK Wembley, a FanPark for Wembley Stadium, featuring 20+ street food outlets, 3 bars and over 300+ events a year.

STACIE CHAN
Partnerships Lead, Google Assistant UK

Stacie Chan leads Google Assistant Partnerships in the UK, partnering with innovative companies and brands on mobile & voice experiments. Previously, Stacie lead Search & News Partnerships in Google Asia-Pacific. Before joining Google, she was a journalist in San Francisco, and an actress in Los Angeles.