The Retail Podcast

Every episode of The Retail Podcast with an on-page player, chapters, show notes and a full transcript where the feed provides one.

301 episodes

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  93 days ago

  UK Retail: M&S Goes Bigger, Primark Cuts Prices & Beauty Gets Personal

  M&S is building a bigger proposition around the family weekly shop. Primark is lowering prices as competition for value-conscious fashion customers intensifies. Meanwhile, beauty and luxury brands are moving beyond products and free samples towards experiences, consultatio…

  9m 12sListen on page

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  95 days ago

  Starbucks Korea, Lefties UK, AI Beauty and Adidas Bangkok

  Five global retail stories in one concise briefing: Starbucks Korea’s marketing crisis, retail-crime legislation in Canada and the US, AI-powered beauty at shu uemura, Lefties’ UK launch and Adidas’ community-focused Bangkok store.Five international retail developments in unde…

  8m 34sListen on page

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  96 days ago

  Milan's Retail Shift: Community, Culture & Curated Luxury (Video)

  Experience alone isn't enough.On the next stop of our Road to NRF Europe, The Retail Podcast arrives in Milan to explore how one of Europe's fashion capitals is redefining luxury retail.If Madrid showed us retail as a destination and London demonstrated experiential re…

  2m 14sListen on page

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  100 days ago

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

  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…

  8m 27sListen on page

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  102 days ago

  Uniqlo, Shein and FamilyMart: Global Retail’s New Playbook

  Uniqlo is expanding, Shein is approaching a possible Hong Kong listing, and FamilyMart is transforming the convenience store into a fashion and cultural destination.Alex and Jill also discuss Onitsuka Tiger, Inditex’s omnichannel model and what international retail events reve…

  10m 46sListen on page

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  103 days ago

  Inside London's Most Innovative Retail Experiences Before NRF Paris (Video)

  Retail is changing faster than ever—and London is showing what the future looks like.Ahead of NRF Europe, we take you on a retail roadshow through one of the world's most influential shopping destinations to explore how leading brands are transforming the in-store experience. …

  3m 13sListen on page

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  103 days ago

  RH London, Harvey Nichols & the Future of Luxury

  Luxury retail is evolving beyond products and this week's World Retail Signals explores exactly why.Alex is joined by Ian and Niamh from the World Retail Congress to discuss the biggest retail developments shaping the industry today.In this episode:RH London's new flag…

  13m 50sListen on page

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  110 days ago

  How SM Supermalls Serves 5 Million Shoppers Every Day | Steven S. Tan President

  Can physical retail still outperform e-commerce?In this exclusive interview recorded live at NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show Asia Pacific, Steven S. Tan, President of SM Supermalls, explains why physical shopping centres continue to thrive by putting customers at the centre of…

  11m 15sListen on page

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  114 days ago

  Wimbledon's Real Winners, Osaka's 350% Spike & Google's World Cup Ads | Five Things Friday UK

  The retail marketing stories that matter this week: why the brands winning Wimbledon aren't the official sponsors, Naomi Osaka's 350% search spike, Charlotte Tilbury lands in Boots, and Google's Head of Agencies UK reveals the World Cup ads topping YouTube's le…

  13m 23sListen on page

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  117 days ago

  From Hamleys to Armani: Scaling Brands in India

  Sumeet Yadav, Head of Reliance Brands Limited, on luxury retail, global partnerships and what international brands need to understand about India.How do global brands enter, adapt and scale in India?In this episode of The Retail Podcast, we sit down with Sumeet Yadav, Head of …

  14m 41sListen on page

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  118 days ago

  AI Search, Shopee, Action & Target: Retail’s Big Week

  Retailers are facing a new discovery challenge: what happens when AI search becomes the layer between brands and customers?In this episode of World Retail, Alex is joined by Niamh and Ian from World Retail Congress to discuss what is top of mind across global retail. The conve…

  11m 38sListen on page

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  121 days ago

  Lacoste, Nadine Merabi, Wimbledon Pop-Ups, JD Sports & Disney Collectibles: This week in UK Retail

  This week on Five Things Friday UK Edition, Alex is joined by Simone Oloman, co-founder and CEO of For Tonight / Neft, a rapid delivery business for retailers, to unpack five retail stories from a quieter but still revealing week in UK fashion, lifestyle and consumer culture.F…

  10m 19sListen on page