IADS Names Robert Rooderkerk as First Academic Adviser to Boost Retail Research, Strategy Support

PARIS — The International Association of Department Stores has appointed Robert Rooderkerk arsenic its archetypal world adviser, the enactment announced Monday.

The caller presumption is aimed astatine strengthening the organization’s research-driven penetration crossed the planetary section store sector, arsenic good arsenic deepen engagement with academia and heighten entree to cutting-edge analytics, retail probe and absorption frameworks.

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“Rooderkerk brings sizeable expertise astatine the intersection of selling and operations, with a peculiar specialization successful omnichannel retailing and assemblage analysis. This assignment enhances IADS’ quality to supply its members with solution-oriented perspectives,” the enactment said successful a statement. The assignment was made “with the purpose of strengthening its intelligence leadership, facilitating entree to probe and contributing to its strategical direction. The nonsubjective is to make IADS an ever much applicable assets successful the work of section store leaders.”

In his advisory role, Rooderkerk volition absorption connected 3 pillars, including improving cognition transportation crossed IADS members, translating outer probe into accessible insights and strengthening the industry’s corporate voice. His enactment volition lend to the IADS Academy program, achromatic papers and lawsuit studies, and enactment tailored subordinate events. The inaugural complements existing partnerships with manufacture networks and retail exertion providers arsenic section stores accelerate translation toward data-driven, experience-led models.

Rooderkerk hails from the Rotterdam School of Management, and brings expertise astatine the intersection of selling and operations, with a absorption connected omnichannel retail, retail analytics and decision-driven management.

His probe spans experience-led store formats, online fulfilment failures, sustainable assortment readying and dynamic store staffing.

Nicolas Houzé, seat of the Galeries Lafayette Group’s enforcement board, presently serves arsenic president of the organization. Francisco Irarrázaval, managing manager of Falabella Retail, serves arsenic vice president of the planetary organization.

The relation represents starring section stores worldwide, including operators navigating accelerated shifts successful omnichannel retail, AI adoption and evolving user expectations.

IADS members including Beijing Hulian Group, Bloomingdale’s, Chalhoub Group, El Corte Ingles, Galeries Lafayette, John Lewis and The Mall Group, among others.