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Is it really The End of Consumption?

by Viktoria Ivarsson, 28 January 2020

ETH Zurich co-hosted a session with GDI, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, on The End of Consumption

The retail industry may face pulverization. Stores are about to become entertainment centres enabled by technology. In a study published in 2019, the GDI in cooperation with KPMG outlines The End of Consumption as We Know It. The report outlines a threefold revolution driven by the power of data and analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as artificial intelligence or even neurotechnology.

"Banking is necessary. Banks are not." Bill Gates’ prediction for the financial industry in 1994 is prescient for the retail industry 25 years later.

According to the GDI’s provocative report, the music industry is a case study for the future of the retail industry. It has basically been wiped out by services such as Spotify or iTunes. Consumers do not see themselves any longer as owners, but as users. This pattern can be applied to other industries, notably department store retail.
From left to right: Chris Luebkeman ETH Zurich), Monique Morrow (The Humanized Internet; VETRI Foundation), Stephan Fetsch (KPMG), David Bosshart (Gottfried Duttweiler Institute) Image: Andreas Eggenberger/ETH Zurich
Of course, people will still have basic physical needs to be satisfied by commodities. But how desire for these goods is triggered, how the supply chain delivers these products and how they get into the hands of the consumer are changing radically.

The session was moderated by Chris Luebkeman, Advisor to the President and Executive Board of ETH Zurich.

Discussion Leaders:
Monique Morrow, Founder and President, The Humanized Internet; President of the VETRI Foundation; CTO, Cisco (2012-2016)
Stephan Fetsch
, Partner, Deal Advisory, Head of Retail, Head of Consumer Goods, KPMG AG
Dr. David Bosshart, CEO, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

What is consumption?

“Today, this process is redefined. You can immediately get what you want in real time… People love convenience.”
– David Bosshart

What are the dangers?

“I’m missing the ethics in the discussion.”
– Monique Morrow
“The ubiquity of produce is a demand today… we need regulatory government to step in.”
– Stephan Fetsch

Additional information:

The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, located in Zurich, is an independent think tank in consumption, economics and society.

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