As part of the course Sales Management, we were pleased to welcome guest speakers from Mars to our lecture hall again on December 9, 2022, after two years of virtual visits. The guest lecture from Mars is a long and always well-received tradition that provides students with valuable insights from corporate practice.

Towards the end of the week, the summit of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries not only dominated the press coverage, but also the cityscape of Münster. Now that normality is slowly returning to Münster, the question is what will remain of the meeting?

As part of a doctoral colloquium, Professor Manfred Krafft and his team from the Chair of Marketing Management (IfM) visited the University of Iceland in Reykjavík in mid-September. During two days, an exciting exchange with two different departments of the University of Iceland took place.

Empty shelves in supermarkets are no longer a rare sight. Not only logistics problems and disrupted supply chains, but also the increased price pressure among manufacturers and retailers contribute to this. Due to rising raw material and energy prices, some suppliers are forced to increase their costs. This in turn leads to new negotiations regarding purchase prices or shelf space between retailers and manufacturers.