In with the new

? Looking at the retail market as we approach the end of the year, we can see that it’s certainly far from boring. The sector is feeling the tightening noose of the Sunday trading ban and has been having to cope with the seemingly unstoppable growth of e-commerce, while there’s also been much investment in modern technology and new ideas for the business models of retail chains... in short, a lot has been happening! But perhaps even too much? If anybody needs a more comprehensive picture of what’s going on, I recommend the report by the contents partner of this supplement, Cushman & Wakefield, which gives us the current Polish retail market in a nutshell (‘A Golden Age for Consumers’). The interview with Jeff Alson, the head of CEE capital markets at C&W, provides us with the broader perspective of the entire sector across the CEE region. Investors might feel a little insecure at the moment, but his optimism certainly remains undimmed (‘Ridin