MILAN — At a time of uncertainty for the fashion and luxury sectors — still feeling the pinch of economic instability, geopolitical unrest and tariffs — retail is facing disruption and change across geographies.

The days of near-complete e-tail dominance have given way to a renewed interest in the in-store experience and a need for retailers to reinvent the value proposition.

That thread ran through the “Ne(x)t Retail : The Future of Multibrand Stores Between Continuity, Transformation and Made in Italy” summit, the second outing organized by Camera Buyer Italia, the country’s association gathering about 100 fashion and luxury retailers in the country boasting 600 doors overall.

“We are living in a time of great change. The question is not whether to change, but how to change,” s

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