World Retail Congress 2007
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FT’s retail correspondent Elizabeth Rigby reports from the World Retail Congress in Barcelona, including exclusive video interviews with Tesco’s Terry Leahy; Anders Dahlvig of Ikea, and Jonathan Feuer of CVC Capital
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The FT covers the World Retail Congress
FT’s retail correspondent Elizabeth Rigby reports from the World Retail Congress in Barcelona. Watch her exclusive video interviews with:
• Mohammed Alshaya, chief executive of retail, Alshaya Company
• Jonathan Feuer, partner, CVC Capital
• Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco
• Bijou Kurien, president and chief executive, lifestyle, Reliance Industries
• John Clare, chief executive, DSG
• Steve Sharp, marketing and stores director, M&S
• Anders Dahlvig, chief executive and president, Ikea
• Ian Cheshire, chief executive, B&Q
Private equity’s retail returns ’to be lower’
John Lovering, chairman of Debenhams and serial dealmaker, said he expected returns in private equity to be lower over the next five to ten years given the ”wall of money” that has flowed into the industry in recent years.
Leahy urges emerging world to support chains
Sir Terry Leahy called on politicians in emerging economies to liberalise their markets more quickly, as he acknowledged that the rise of India and China were transforming the retail industry.
