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Christian Warning is the founder and Managing Partner of The Retail Marketeers, a Hamburg (Germany) based consulting firm focused on retail convenience in its many forms. Christian, an alumni of the University of Hamburg , has for 13 years worked for Shell, eventually becoming the head of its billion-dollar non-fuel retail business in the German market. Following this, he oversaw the development of Germany’s largest convenience store franchise chain outside fuel stations at Deutsche Bahn (German railway). For nearly two decades now, Christian and his company have successfully combined industry knowledge and industry networking to forge new paths in the convenience market. Because Christian Warning, has put in his time getting his hands dirty, he has got the relationships to always get a behind-the-scenes look and understands wehere the challenges lie. The Retail Marketeers Convenience expertise is authentic, truthful, practice-oriented knowledge. No wonder The Retail Marketeers are the go-to people when it comes to analysis, evaluation and site assessment in this industry.Christian is the NACS Relationship Partner for German speaking markets (D-A-CH) and the proud host of the annual NACS Convenience Leaders Exchange in Hamburg.As the Chairman of the Mobility Gastronomy Executive Network within the Institute of Culinary Arts, Germanys leading network for the foodservice industry, he tears down walls and brings the out of home industry together with the mobility & convenience retail industry.Christian serves as the conference chair of forecourttech, the leading convenience & mobility retail tech conference in the industry as well as at the Swiss Convenience Retail Day.“I see stores all over the world. I get to look behind the scenes because I am trusted with access. I’ve led store chains and I built them. But there’s one thing that profit my clients the most: I can put them in touch with just the people they need.” - Christian Warning, Founder & CEO The Retail MarketeersThe Retail Marketeers are sought-after experts in the rapidly evolving roadside retail and mobility omnichannel business. The company uniquely combines a deep knowledge of daily operations with strategic insights while its boutique size guarantees focus and efficiency. Its ability to swiftly integrate retailer’s needs with vendor’s capabilities is at the core of a successful and cost-effective market-entry and transition strategy. For this, The Retail Marketeers create ideas and tailor-made processes, while putting clients in touch with just the right people to bring these ideas to life. Thirty plus years of hands-on industry best practice, together with an unprecedented network that encompasses manufacturers, wholesalers and pivotal company executives make the company a powerful ally for any convenience venture. Helpful, informative, valuable research requires a deep involvement and understanding of the industry you serve. The Retail Marketeers does this by visiting a 1000 + stores every year all over the globe. This way we keep our understanding of the industry first-hand while combining it with fresh numbers from only the most reliable of sources.