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The Shoptalk Startup Pitch

• Fung Global Retail & Technology advises retailers, real estate developers, tech companies, and others on projects situated at the intersection of retail, tech and/or fashion
• Our team offers a robust knowledge bank and deep-rooted experience across the retail, fashion. and tech industries. We are involved in many areas of the business, which allows us to offer a unique perspective on the future and where the sector is heading.

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Top 25 Retail Trends

Top 25 Retail Trends
1. Store Traffic
2. Experiential Retail
3. Smart Malls
4. Retail Store Closings and Openings
5. Owning Grocery
6. Moving to Omni
7. Evolving Pure Plays
8. Winner-Take-All E-Commerce & More…..

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What is Driving Retail in 2016

Use of Data Analytics
Accenture: “While companies understand the value of big data analytics, they have yet to
figure out the best way to use it to improve their overall business.”
Embedding big data analytics in operations leads to a 4.25x improvement in order-to-cycle delivery
times, and a 2.6x improvement in supply chain efficiency of 10% or greater.

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Retail Landscape Overview (Global Supply Chain Innovation Summit)

Urban Outfitters acquired the Vetri Family group of
restaurants in 2015
• Club Monaco collaborated Café Myriade to open an in-store
coffee shop in Montreal
Food &
Beverage
In-Store
Technology
• Rebecca Minkoff offers interactive mirrors as well as virtual
reality headsets in stores
• Tommy Hilfiger stores have virtual reality headsets that allow
visitors to experience runway shows

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Retail Update

Obesity affects 1/3 of Americans; the
number of overweight women in the UK
increased from 49% to 57% between 1993
and 2013
• Beauty norms are changing—“real people”
models
• E-commerce and social media
• Plus-size wearers crave fashionable clothing

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5 Ways Amazon Is Shaking Up Retail

“The growth of online retailers, especially
Amazon, has made shopping trips less
appealing. Just as mall traffic has decreased
(Fung Business Intelligence Centre estimates
that the average American now visits a mall
three to four times a year, as opposed to five to
six times a few years ago), visits to big-box
retailers are also dropping.”

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What Is Driving Retail in 2016 (US and Europe)

BRICK & MORTAR RETAILERS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE TRAFFIC DECLINES-
• US mall traffic has declined for 37 consecutive
months and continues to be challenging
• Feb. 2016 store traffic dropped by 6.6% YoY
• Malls have seen an average drop in traffic of 9.3%
YoY
• High-end malls appear less affected
– GGP traffic up 2% in 2015
– Simon traffic up 1.5% in 2015
– Taubman traffic up in 2015

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Golden Seeds Presentation

• Fung Global Retail & Technology advises retailers, real estate developers and tech companies on projects situated at the intersection of retail,
tech and/or fashion
• Our team offers a robust knowledge bank and significant experience in the retail, fashion and tech fields. We are involved in many areas of the
business and believe this allows us to offer a unique perspective by focusing on the future and where the sector is heading

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