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177 days agoHow Be Athletica Built a Sustainable Sportswear
In this episode of The Retail Podcast, we sit down with Gauri Sarma, Founder of Be Athletica, to unpack how she’s building a sportswear brandABOUT THIS CHANNEL Welcome to the official channel of The Retail Podcast, your hub for global retail intelligence.Whether you are an exe…
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181 days ago5 Things Friday USA: ChatGPT Commerce Pause, Off-Price Retail Boom, Primark Expansion & Uniqlo Strategy
Welcome to Five Things Friday – USA Edition.Each week we break down the most important signals shaping retail in the United States in under 15 minutes.This week Jill Dvorak joins the conversation to unpack major shifts across AI commerce, value retail expansion, festival marke…
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181 days ago5 Things Friday UK: SHEIN Xcelerator, John Lewis AI, Whole Foods Expansion & Retail Store Trends
It’s Friday 13 March, and this week’s Five Things Friday UK Edition breaks down the retail stories worth watching right now.In this episode, we cover:Links mentionedSHEIN Xcelerator – https://sheinxcelerator.com/John Lewis TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@johnlewis/video/76141…
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182 days agoRetail Anywhere: AI Smart Kiosk Selling Products 24/7
Recorded live from the show floor at EuroShop, this episode features Vahan Vardanian, Founder and CEO of Kerpak, demonstrating an AI-powered autonomous retail platform that can transform almost any cabinet, fridge, freezer, or kiosk into a 24/7 unattended store.The idea behind…
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183 days agoThe End of Retail Firefighting: Building the "Retail Nervous System"
Discover how to bridge the gap between retail planning and execution in this interview with Costas Malamas, CEO of Dataviva. We discuss the "Retail Nervous System" and how a single unified system can handle everything from long-term analytics to real-time purchase or…
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- 184 days ago
Retail Strategy Is Changing Fast: What Footfall, Sales Data & Experience Reveal
How is data reshaping retail strategy?In this episode of The Retail Podcast, Alex sits down with Mark Bruce, a data and insights leader with experience spanning the shop floor, landlord-side retail operations, and portfolio analytics, to unpack what the data is really saying a…
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- 188 days ago
Molly-Mae, M&S, Greggs & EE: 5 Retail Moves Reshaping the High Street | Five Things Friday
Retail is moving fast, and this episode breaks down five of the clearest signals shaping the high street right now.Alex and Simone Oloman, Co-Founder of Need It For Tonight, unpack Molly-Mae’s International Women’s Day activation, Marks & Spencer’s new Putney store format,…
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191 days agoHow Accessibility Impacts Bounce Rate, Basket Value, and Brand Trust
Retailers talk about UX. They talk about conversion. But too many still ship digital experiences that a huge part of the population simply can’t use.In this episode of the Wonderful Retail Podcast, Marion Ranvier (Executive Director, @Contentsquare Foundation) explains why dig…
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- 195 days ago
Lidl’s Trolley Handbag, Greggs’ Wellness Pivot & eBay Buying Depop | 5 Things Friday
Live from EuroShop in Germany on the ITAB stand, Alex is joined by co-host Simone for 5 Things Friday — unpacking the week’s most culturally relevant retail + brand moves.In this episode:Lidl’s London Fashion Week moment: a mini shopping-trolley handbag collab that stops peopl…
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205 days agoHow AI Is Doubling Fashion Conversions & Cutting Returns by 30% | Antonia Dumitriu, Irisphera
AI is no longer optional in fashion, it’s infrastructure.In this episode of The Retail Podcast, we sit down with Antonia Dumitriu, Co-Founder & CEO of @Irisphera, to explore how AI-powered virtual styling is transforming online fashion retail.Irisphera offers online brands…
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- 209 days ago
Liberty x Bridgerton, Quiz Retail Goes Bust & Beauty Pop-Ups | Five Things Friday
Liberty London meets Bridgerton, Quiz enters administration, and pop-ups are taking over the UK high street — this week's Five Things Friday covers the retail stories that matter.In this episode, Alex and Simone break down five major retail and fashion stories shaping the …
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209 days agoLuckin Hits 30,000 Stores | Sephora’s K-Beauty Pivot | Why Seoul is the New Retail Capital | Five Things Friday
Retail is shifting fast across Asia-Pacific and this week’s Five Things Friday unpacks the signals every operator, brand and investor needs to watch.Low Ngai Yuen MD AEON360 & Ryf Quail (Managing Director, NRF Retail’s Big Show APAC & Middle East) joins the conversatio…
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