Press Releases
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Fung Global Retail & Technology’s Anna Woods Named to Vend’s “Top 50 Retail Influencers for 2024”
"Retail Technology's Leading Lady" among the five most influential professionals to follow this year February 02, 2024NEW YORK (February 2, 2024) - Anna Woods, Managing Director of international think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology, has been ranked No. 4 in New Zealand-based point-of-sale software company Vend’s “Top 50 Retail Influencers for 2024.”Weinswig was cited with […]
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Use of technology from the supply chain to delivery is transforming retail structures and shopper experiences, writes Managing Director Anna Woods January 17, 2024NEW YORK (January 17, 2024) – From supply chain to purchase delivery, digitalization will continue to remake the entire retail experience this year, and this theme dominates the “17 Retail Trends for […]
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Cross-Border E-Commerce to Skyrocket in China
International retailers must complement existing expansion strategy with online sales platforms December 07, 2016NEW YORK (December 5, 2016) - Looking for quality and affordability, increasingly affluent and sophisticated Chinese shoppers are seeking products from overseas, and international retailers are finding that cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) will be the most efficient platform to reach them, says “International […]
Press Coverage
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Yahoo Finance
OurCrowd Partners with LeAD Sports Technology Accelerator
After a successful Super Bowl Week, which showcased some of the latest Sports Technology, OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding is partnering with the Adi Dassler International Family Office (ADIFO) backed sports accelerator leAD, to discover high potential innovation in sports-related products and services on a worldwide scale. To celebrate, a special launch event will be held at Jem’s Beer Factory in Petach Tikvah on February 14, 2024, with VIP guests: Horst Bente, CEO at Adi Dassler International Family Office (ADIFO); Anna Woods, Managing Director of Fung Global Retail & Technology; and Aviv Shapira, Senior Director of Operations and Production, Intel Sports Group at Intel Corporation. They are all in Israel to attend the 2024 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the largest tech investor conference in the Middle East.
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Forbes
Love Hurts: Valentine’s Day Spending Is Expected To Drop By 7%
Anna Woods, FORBES contributor and Managing Director at Fung Global Retail and Technology, said that there is considerable demand for experiences from gift recipients, like tickets to a sporting event or outdoor adventure. “Some 40% of consumers want an experience gift, however, only 24% plan to give one,” said Weinswig. “We may see an upward trend in experience gifting in the future to fill this shortfall of demand, especially for experiences that cater to tight budgets.”
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Fast Company
Athleisure Makeup Has The Cosmetics Industry Breaking A Sweat
Add that to the fact that millennials are now the largest U.S demographic, and they prefer buying experiences and spending toward "creating a lifestyle," according to a recent report by Fung Global Retail & Technology. Millennials are perhaps the healthiest generation—they exercise more, eat better, and smoke less than previous generations. The gym and yoga studio have become social gathering places.
