The big experiment, building a retail community to meet up at NRF 2021
A 5 minute food for thought soundbite on a big question is Experiential Retail Dead?
What is decision fatigue, how do retailers use it? And what do you think?
During the summer of 2019, Jack Dorsey @ Twitter gave various interviews for several podcast episodes. He was very honest open and frank about the evolution of Twitter.
What struck me as so relevant was how retailers could extract some of the ways Twitter is engaging with its user/customers, Jacks focus on creating a global conversation platform is the blueprint for the future of retail.
A look at the Future Consumer 2022 report from Andrea Bell @ WGSN. Presented at NRF 2020.
What is this New Normal in Retail, who does it apply to. What should you be building as the waves of this pandemic sweeps through the economy, do you have the right partners in place for your supply chain or business, will you be able to tap into the new normal and what could be possible areas of focus for growth?
A very special edition of the retail podcast, from one of the UK´s hottest retail brands and third largest FTSE 100 retailer with a market capital of 5.53b GBP.
JD Sports has grown from its Northern roots (Bury to be precise), to becoming a global leading sports fashion or athleisure business with stores across Europe, Asia, and now the US thanks to its acquisition of Indianapolis Head Quartered retailer Finish Line in 2018 for $558...
Our first video and audio podcast!
This is a jammed pack episode 1 hour in length focused on the Future of Retail, covering:
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPBQCYf0ue...
Richard has been in the retail industry for approximately 35 years, from stores to authoring the best-selling retail manual Smart Retail, which is currently in its 4th edition and is available in 22 languages. In 2018, Richard and his co-founder embarked on building the next generation of customer analytics through their start-up Uncrowd.uk and is also an advisor to NearSreet.
In this episode we cover the below and much more:
In this episode, I have the great pleasure of digesting the HBR article ( What Will the Retail Experience of the Future Look Like?) with Kate Machtiger the author, which was an absolute pleasure.
Sensory perceptions and feelings are a part of the retail experience and unfortunately we have to many flat one dimensional experiences (+ conversations) and it is only through diversity of thought, that we can create true customer jou...
The future of retail will no longer be flat, the customer will journey never just start in the store but can terminate there, store associates are experts and are the representation of the brand online, 4 x4 grid selling of ecommerce platforms are dead. The Future of retail is bright and thanks to business leaders like Alistair Crane, retail will bounce back.
In our last episode before the summer break, we get to talk with one of re...
"Never be afraid that you don’t know something" - Lexi Willetts
Fashion, Technology & Retail is unfortunately still male-dominated, for example, only 40% of womenswear designers are female. This needs to change and female designers, creators, founders, and leaders great work needs to be celebrated.
We kick off our new mini-season with a focus on Female Leaders in Retail and it was an absolute great pleasure to start the...
Technology & Retail is still unfortunately male-dominated, this needs to change and female designers, creators, founders, and leaders great work needs to be celebrated.
In our second episode as part of our mini-season focusing on Female Leaders in Retail, we have the great pleasure of speaking to CEO & Cofounder Imogen Wethered who has taken her business Qudini from incubation to serving the globes leading retailers.
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This months Vanity Fair has commented that Marion Rabat is “the queen of chic Parisian activewear”, and we get to have an incredibly open and honest conversation with Marion the incredibly kind and gifted Founder of Ernest Leoty. However more importantly we celebrate how Ernest Leoty is connecting physical to digital during a time where retail is met with a historical challenge.
Ernest Leoty is for many the go-to luxury lifestyle br...
What happens when you get three female leaders a strong friendship and the best strategic minds in physical retail together? A conversation and community you want to be a part of and the Retail Is Dead podcast.
Erin, Bex & Leanne have an incredibly open and honest conversation about the "Future of Retail" their amazing new, podcast RetailIsDead and most importantly they share some open, frank wisdom for all of us in grow...
Mahatma Gandhi - “Be the change you wish to see in the world”
Louise Watkins Head of Sector Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Transport shares her thoughts advice, and perspective on all things retail.
Whether you are just starting out, working your way up, or an experienced professional, this episode is full of little nuggets of gold.
Kaave Pour - “Everybody asks what are your problems, but for us solving a problem is not just fixing something that is broken, as that reaches zero (a neutral point), but by asking what are their dreams, what are their aspirations, it gives you very different answers”.
Our next season of thought-provoking leaders will be focused on conversations with “Brilliant Minds” and with guests such as Kaave Pour CEO & Co-Founder of SPAC...