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The Future of Retail: Navigating Macro Change and City Growth webinar

World Data Lab

The Future of Retail: Navigating Macro Change & City Growth

Why the next decade of retail growth will be won city by city, not country by country, and the method that turns broad shifts into fundable decisions.

  • 23 September 2026 · 9AM EST | 3PM CET
  • 45 minutes, including live Q&A
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Navigating Payments: The Next Ten Years of E-commerce webinar

World Data Lab × EBANX

Navigating Payments: The Next Ten Years of E-commerce

How innovation and fragmentation are changing the game for e-commerce, and where the next billion online buyers actually live.

  • 8 October 2026 · 10:30AM EST | 4:30PM CET
  • 45 min + live Q&A
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World Data Lab × NIQ × Silver Economy

Spending Longer and Living More

Jun 18, 2025
  • $19T → $35T by 2036
  • 1 in 3 dollars from 60+
  • Longevity hotspots
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Spending in the City

Feb 20, 2025
  • City category spend
  • 2030 outlook
  • Essentials to premium
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World Data Lab × NIQ

The Future on Tap

Mar 02, 2026
  • Category on-tap
  • NIQ collaboration
  • Global outlook
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WCO #9 - Winning on the Global Stage

Mar 12, 2026
  • Sub-national growth
  • Where to play
  • How to win
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World Data Lab

Beauty in the Eyes of the Spender

Apr 22, 2026
  • 9,000+ cities
  • Segment sizing
  • 2030 growth pockets
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WCO #10 - After the Oil Shock

May 28, 2025
  • GCC deep-dive
  • 2030 outlook
  • Category impact
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World Data Lab × NIQ

The X Factor

2024
  • Gen X spend
  • Wealth cohort
  • Category shifts
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