Salon Z: Power act Christmas Shopping

Christmas is just around the corner and it's not just a celebration of peace and love, but also of presents and big business. In our last Salon Z, we took a look behind the scenes of the Christmas business. DI Walter Oblin, CEO of Österreichische Post AG since October, McKinsey partner Florian Neuhaus, MBA and the new Group Head of Customs at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Anton Zeilinger, discussed the commercial, logistical and geopolitical aspects of the billion-dollar Christmas business with PANTARHEI CEO and Managing Partner Markus Schindler.

Key facts about the evening:

• Last year, Christmas sales accounted for a turnover of 2 billion euros in Austrian retail alone.

• E-commerce is booming even more - according to a study by McKinsey & Company, it is the fastest-growing industry in the world.

• Österreichische Post AG delivers around 1.5 million parcels a day in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Many thanks to Emanuel Layr and Olivira Thurn-Valsassina for hosting the event at Galerie Layr.