Sygnls.

M&S Bets on Oxford Street, Aldi Goes Baldi and the FIFA Effect

55 days ago17 July 2026Alex Rezvan8m 27s

Follow the show

Show notes

M&S has renewed almost 100,000 square feet of retail space on Oxford Street. Aldi temporarily became Baldi for Pitbull. Holland & Barrett created a wellness pub.

Simone Oloman and Alex Rezvan discuss what these stories reveal about destination stores, cultural relevance and experiential retail.

Also covered: World Cup spending, online versus physical retail performance, Henry Dummer’s appointment at Very.ie and Dress Well Dad Well.

Subscribe for weekly analysis of the people, brands and ideas changing retail.

LINKS MENTIONED

Dress Well Dad Well on Spotify

Instagram reference

FIFA

Instagram reference

M&S Pantheon announcement

Instagram reference

World Cup and UK consumer spending

Transcript

The podcast feed does not publish a transcript for this episode.

Five useful signals from the people shaping global retail. Every Friday.

Part of the Retail Network