Adapting to Disruption: Insights from the London Business School Strategy Summit
Each year, the London Business School hosts the Strategy Summit, a one-day event that brings together the leading thinkers and practitioners in business strategy. During the event, these leaders foster debate and generate actionable insights for the attendees. This year, the topic of discussion was “How the World’s Leading Companies are Adapting to Disruption,” and welcomed speakers such as:
- Costas Markides, a professor of strategy at LBS,
- Jean-Claude Biver, President of Watches at LVMH (a leader in luxury products)
When speaking about disruption in business, the summit focused on two strategies: defending the threat of disruption and attacking the disruptive opportunity. Continue reading…
LBS Alumni Spotlight: The Retail Industry & Holiday Trends
Unlike the consulting, finance and technology sectors, retail has always been regarded as a safe industry for employment. That’s because no matter how bad the economy gets, the retail industry will never cease to exist as long as people still make purchases. And that’s especially true for the holidays.
Each year during the holidays, on average, UK households spend £794.39 and US households spend $752.00. It’s not a small chunk of change. There’s no doubt that it’s a busy time of year, and many retail companies go all out to bring in new customers and grab the largest percentage of sales. But does that mean it’s a good industry to work in? Continue reading…
