Peter Moustakerski

Meteora Group's president discusses how retail media is poised for growth as out-of-home engagement model gains traction

For retailers and consumer-goods marketers, driving sales by offering customers personally engaging experiences is the primary goal. Loyal shoppers not only drive revenue growth – they also become a valuable first-party audience that retailers can monetize as media. The key to succeeding at that in today’s fragmented world is: personalization. In this article, we explore how retailers can re-architect their systems and data infrastructure to successfully build lasting personal customer… Show more

For retailers and consumer-goods marketers, driving sales by offering customers personally engaging experiences is the primary goal. Loyal shoppers not only drive revenue growth – they also become a valuable first-party audience that retailers can monetize as media. The key to succeeding at that in today’s fragmented world is: personalization. In this article, we explore how retailers can re-architect their systems and data infrastructure to successfully build lasting personal customer connections – and become media companies. Show less

Cloud computing has helped reduce costs and boost productivity at many organisations, but its broader use brings both benefits and risks. These risks extend well beyond security breaches into a lack of oversight of complex, often fragmented systems that, if not managed well, limits an organisation’s ability to capture new opportunities and to adapt and respond to new technology or regulatory controls. How should Chief Information Officers leverage the cloud’s potential? How can they fortify… Show more

Cloud computing has helped reduce costs and boost productivity at many organisations, but its broader use brings both benefits and risks. These risks extend well beyond security breaches into a lack of oversight of complex, often fragmented systems that, if not managed well, limits an organisation’s ability to capture new opportunities and to adapt and respond to new technology or regulatory controls. How should Chief Information Officers leverage the cloud’s potential? How can they fortify their company’s continuity and agility in the cloud? What key challenges must be overcome to succeed on this journey? Like all big changes, a successful shift to cloud computing requires a shift in both mindsets and strategies, processes and partnerships across and outside a company. This report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of Sungard Availability Services explores these and other critical questions as companies expand their cloud use. The findings and views in this report do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor. The author is Peter Moustakerski; Carolyn Whelan edited the report. We would like to thank all the executives who participated on the record and anonymously. Show less

The tone of corporate conversations about big data continues to shift from initial excitement to expecting long-term business impact. Over the past four years, executives have not only become better educated about the technology behind big data, but have fully embraced the relevance of data to their corporate strategy and competitive success. It could be said that most companies are experiencing their "data adolescence", increasingly rising to the challenge of executing and delivering against… Show more

The tone of corporate conversations about big data continues to shift from initial excitement to expecting long-term business impact. Over the past four years, executives have not only become better educated about the technology behind big data, but have fully embraced the relevance of data to their corporate strategy and competitive success. It could be said that most companies are experiencing their "data adolescence", increasingly rising to the challenge of executing and delivering against the promise and potential of big data. What are the hallmarks of this current stage of evolution, and what does the path to "data adulthood" look like from here? Download our new report to find out. Show less

Many companies have invested significantly in gathering vast amounts of data, yet they still struggle to extract insights, put them to work for the business and create truly data-driven organisations. The virtuous circle of data explores how organisations can spark a chain of events through top-down leadership and bottom-up employee engagement that creates a culture with data at the center of decision-making.

Southwest China’s booming urban markets—Chengdu, Chongqing and Kunming—present perhaps the best underexplored opportunity in China’s food retail market.

In China, increased consumer affluence and awareness are driving the influx of premium imported brands and fuelling the emergence of new retail formats. The Chinese public’s focus on hygiene and health is also altering consumer demand, regulatory frameworks and industry practices. The Internet is transforming the fundamentals of the Chinese retail industry, ushering in new competition, spurring customer demand and prompting an array of new product offerings.

In search of insight and foresight explores how to ask the questions that extract business value from data. It also identifies the traits of companies that are able to use data to achieve superior performance. As the basis for this research, sponsored by Oracle and Intel, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 373 senior executives in August 2012 and conducted in-depth interviews with thought leaders and practitioners in the field of business analytics.

China’s retail market— at $2.3 trillion—is already the world’s second largest, and its food and grocery retail sector overtook that of the U.S. in 2011, exceeding $970 billion. This massive marketplace is a complex array of retail segments. Vastly different food retailers—from gleaming 100,000-square-foot hypermarkets to traditional outdoor wet markets—coexist, each playing a role in consumers’ daily lives.

Consumerization of corporate IT is having a profound impact on workplace culture and business models. Mobile device usage is blurring conventional boundaries and “work/life balance” is morphing into “work/life integration”. Employees are energized by greater freedom and flexibility while enterprises are rewarded with efficiencies and enhanced services.

While this new app culture brings security risks, privacy issues and employee productivity concerns to address, by and large, it’s… Show more

Consumerization of corporate IT is having a profound impact on workplace culture and business models. Mobile device usage is blurring conventional boundaries and “work/life balance” is morphing into “work/life integration”. Employees are energized by greater freedom and flexibility while enterprises are rewarded with efficiencies and enhanced services.

While this new app culture brings security risks, privacy issues and employee productivity concerns to address, by and large, it’s regarded as a positive shift. In fact, according to a recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, four out of five organizations believe app culture will have a net positive effect on their business. Show less

A diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem is emerging in the region, creating demand for sophisticated support

A business guide to the high-tech hot spots

Traditional explanations for indirect trade through an entrepot have focused on savings in transport costs and on the role of specialized agents in processing and distribution. We provide an alternative perspective based on the possibility that entrepots may facilitate tariff evasion. Using data on direct exports to mainland China and indirect exports via Hong Kong SAR, we find that the indirect export rate rises with the Chinese tariff rate, even though there is no legal tax advantage to… Show more

Traditional explanations for indirect trade through an entrepot have focused on savings in transport costs and on the role of specialized agents in processing and distribution. We provide an alternative perspective based on the possibility that entrepots may facilitate tariff evasion. Using data on direct exports to mainland China and indirect exports via Hong Kong SAR, we find that the indirect export rate rises with the Chinese tariff rate, even though there is no legal tax advantage to sending goods via Hong Kong SAR. We undertake a number of extensions to rule out plausible alternative hypotheses based on existing explanations for entrepot trade. Show less

For decades, businesses from around the world have dreamed about selling their products in China. In the early years of the 21st century, the lure of the vast Chinese market remains powerful. When will the potential of this enormous market be fully realized? Certainly, China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) has raised hopes among exporters from around the world that there will be a freer flow of their goods to Chinese customers.

China's retail food sector has experienced remarkable growth in the past 10 years, and at the same time undergone profound structural transformation. Although this retail revolution has been more rapid and evident in larger cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and Beijing, the trend is unmistakably present for the whole of China.

China’s market for confectionery products has undergone considerable change in the past decade, influenced by rising living standards and the influx of high-quality products carrying foreign brand names. Foreign confectionery companies have a competitive edge in this market, thanks to advanced, high-tech and innovative products that have been developed and tested in the West over the past few decades. American companies have the opportunity to introduce advanced, trendy products to the Chinese… Show more

China’s market for confectionery products has undergone considerable change in the past decade, influenced by rising living standards and the influx of high-quality products carrying foreign brand names. Foreign confectionery companies have a competitive edge in this market, thanks to advanced, high-tech and innovative products that have been developed and tested in the West over the past few decades. American companies have the opportunity to introduce advanced, trendy products to the Chinese mass candy market. Show less