Professor Bernd Hallier was born in Hamburg. He studied economics at the University of Hamburg, where he received his MA and PhD. He subsequently completed internships in Turkey, Israel, South Africa and Japan. He started his professional career in October 1973 employed at Martin Brinkmann Cigarettes, responsible for distribution-analysis, since 1981 working as a sales manager. Since October 1984 is employed at the Institute of Self-Service (ISB), becoming its director in January 1985. Merging ISB with the Institute for Rationalization (RGH) created the Deutsches Handelsinstitut (German Retail Institute) in 1988, which became the EHI-EuroHandelsinstitut in 1993, now EHI Retail Institute.
Professor Bernd Hallier was the Managing Director of the EHI Retail Institute, Chairman of the Advisory Board of EuroShop (world’s largest capital goods show in the retail sector). Becoming partner of ShopDesignRussia in Moscow and a partner of CRC Shanghai in China, Member of the Board of AIDA Brussels, Member of the Astana Economic Scientists Club, Member of the Advisory Board of „Transparent Food”, Chairman of the Board of the Orgainvent (the largest German labelling organisation in the beef sector), and Trustee of EHI Retail Institute at GLOBAL G.A.P.
In 2003, Moscow University appointed him an honorary professor. The University of Economics Prague recognized his achievements by awarding him the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in 2011. His main focus was on retail network management, initiating knowledge transfer, exchange of experience and further education with a focus on Eastern Europe and later on South East Asia.
Professor Bernd Hallier’s collaboration with the scientific journal Marketing Science & Inspirations dates back to 2006. A few months after the founding of Marketing Inspirations (the predecessor of today’s journal), Professor Hallier was interviewed by Associate Professor Marie Hesková. In 2011, he joined the editorial board of the journal and actively supported its development and published several articles. The last one was published in November 2022. Thank you, Professor.
Prof. Dr. Bernd Hallier
(28. 7. 1947 – 9. 6. 2023)
Photo: personal archive B. H.
