By Andy Wright

To keep up in a constantly changing world where customers—not the brand—set the rules of engagement, top retailers are shifting business models, customer experiences and digital strategies to match the pace of the retail world.

By Daniella Giavina-Bianchi

While many home-grown brands are thriving in Brazil's strengthening consumer market and numerous foreign brands have been rooted in the country for decades, some of the world's top brands may be missing out on a golden opportunity to join the retail rhythm of a country in the midst of an economic upswing.

By Alfred DuPuy and Mark Rose

As the expectations ofshoppers around the globe begin to converge, the success of brands like Lululemon show the rich potential that exists for Canadian retailers to venture beyond their home borders.

By Rachel Tang

As China's prosperous retail industry reaches a turning point, retailers that invest in mobile and e-commerce, focus on innovation and work to enhance the customer experience will be better positioned for long-term success.

By Bertrand Chovet

For French retail brands, agility, responsiveness, and seamlessness between the digital and physical experience will be necessary to sustain growth in these challenging times.

By Marco Rivolta

While debt-related difficulties continue to affect the German economy, retailers are already adopting the kinds of solutions for which Germans are perhaps best known: innovative ones.

By Alex Murray

It is no secret that Japan is a rapidly aging society but, rather than mourning the passing of an era, Japanese brands are seizing the opportunity to deliver meaningful innovation.

By Elaine Choi

Korean brands must focus on what they can control, such as customer experience, strategic marketing and brand building, as opposed to what they can't—like government regulation.

By Isabel Blasco Ramos

Discount superstores are still the most popular retail format in Mexico, but recent shifts, a growing interest in lifestyle brands and the introduction of digital technologies are all rapidly altering the traditional landscape.

By Prithi Manian

With tens of millions of consumers, rising incomes and huge potential for economic growth, South East Asia presents enormous opportunity for brands that want to establish operations in the region—and a growing threat to existing retailers that are unable to keep up with the pace of change.

By Graham Hales and Caitlin Collins

Despite high hopes for the Olympic year, the U.K. retail sector suffered in 2012—which makes the role of brands that much more important.

By Justin Wartell

To keep up in a constantly changing world where customers—not the brand—set the rules of engagement, top retailers are shifting business models, customer experiences and digital strategies to match the pace of the retail world.