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• podcast · 15 Oct 2026 · Vendor

  Is AI recommending your brand? Ben Jeffries on creator-first AEO (YouTube Festival London 2026)

  Shoppers are asking AI assistants what to buy, and those answers cite YouTube videos. Ben Jeffries, co-founder of Influencer.com, explains creator-first AEO, the sports-brand test, and why content now has to work for shoppers and for AI. With Alex Rezvan, Host of The Retail Po…

• podcast · 13 Oct 2026 · Operator voice · primary theme

  Boots Chief Customer Officer: Creators Are the New Beauty Counter | Charlotte Lock

  Creators are the new beauty counter. That is how Charlotte Lock, Chief Customer Officer, Boots, describes where customers now discover products and find advice they trust.Recorded at YouTube Festival London 2026, just after Charlotte came off the main stage, this conversation …

• podcast · 13 Oct 2026 · Vendor · primary theme

  YouTube Is Now Where Shoppers Decide to Buy, with Sophie Neary of Google

  YouTube is no longer just where shoppers see your brand. It is where they decide to buy it.On the red carpet at YouTube Festival London 2026, Alex Rezvan, Host of The Retail Podcast, talks to Sophie Neary, Managing Director, Retail & Consumer Goods, Google. Where a retaile…

• podcast · 6 Oct 2026 · Trade press · primary theme

  TikTok Shop Goes Direct as Lidl Passes £13bn

  TikTok is keeping checkout and customer data inside the app with Buy Direct, and TikTok Shop's UK sales are heading for close to €5 billion this year. Add retailers' very different rules on AI shopping agents, and today's Decoding Retail shows who is taking control…

• podcast · 30 Sept 2026 · Trade press

  Costco's $33B Online Lesson, Toys R Us Returns and Best Buy on TikTok Shop | Five Things Friday US, Week 40

  Costco's digital sales just passed $33 billion, Toys R Us is opening 120 stores, and Best Buy is taking 10,000 products to TikTok Shop. Alex Rezvan and Jill Dvorak of NRF cover the five retail stories US leaders need this week.This week:(00:44) Costco digital sales top $33…

• podcast · 29 Sept 2026 · Operator voice

  The Marketing Funnel Is Collapsing: How Retailers Should Work With Creators | Jade Beason

  Retail brands still hire creators for one post. Jade Beason says that era is over.Recorded at YouTube Festival 2026 at the London Palladium, this short conversation covers what retailers are missing in how they work with creators, how trust is actually earned, and what a shopp…

• news · 20 Aug 2026 · Trade press

  Stanley 1913's Next Era: From Heritage Thermos to Global Hydration Powerhouse

  Stanley 1913 Chief Brand Officer Kate Ridley on heritage, the Quencher effect, Post Malone and Messi partnerships, TikTok Shop and life beyond hydration.

• podcast · 1 Aug 2026 · Trade press

  APAC Retail: Crime, Costco China, Vietnam E-commerce and K-Food

  Retail crime is becoming serious enough to affect whether stores can continue operating in parts of Australia. At the same time, Costco is expanding its reach in China through JD.com, Vietnam’s e-commerce market is being shaped by Shopee and TikTok Shop, and functional foods a…

• podcast · 24 Apr 2026 · Trade press

  Coachella Commerce, Walmart’s GLP-1 Play & Gap’s Victoria Beckham Bet

  This week on Five Things Friday, Deal is back for a fast-moving conversation on the retail stories shaping the week. The episode starts with Revolve and Coachella, unpacking how event-based e-commerce is turning festivals into shoppable brand ecosystems. From Revolve Festival …

• podcast · 19 Dec 2025 · Trade press

  APAC Retail: The $32B AI Agent Boom & TikTok Shop Trends

  How will the $32 Billion AI Agent market change APAC Retail?In this episode, Ngai Yuen Low (AEON360) and Ryf Quail (Comexposium) reveal why your product pages need to be "machine-readable" by 2028 and how TikTok Shop is evolving beyond fashion.🔥 Topics & Timesta…

• podcast · 19 Dec 2025 · Operator voice

  APAC Retail: The $32B AI Agent Boom, TikTok Shop & Subscription Trends

  Ngai Yuen Low (AEON) and Ryf Quail discuss the rise of AI shopping agents, how retailers can use "Wrapped" marketing, and the explosion of subscription retail in Asia. Ngai Yuen Low (Managing Director, AEON360) and Ryf Quail (Managing Director, Comexposium APAC) discuss why pr…

• podcast · 12 Dec 2025 · Trade press

  Live Shopping, Ralph Lauren & NRF: The Real Retail Signals This Week

  It’s almost Christmas and this week’s Five Things cuts straight through the noise.Alex and Simon break down what really happened this Black Friday, why the numbers matter less than the format shift, and what live shopping and brand activations tell us about where retail is hea…

• podcast · 12 Dec 2025 · Trade press · primary theme

  Live Shopping, Ralph Lauren & NRF: The Real Retail Signals This Week

  It’s almost Christmas and this week’s Five Things cuts straight through the noise. Alex and Simon break down what really happened this Black Friday, why the numbers matter less than the format shift, and what live shopping and brand activations tell us about where retail is he…

• podcast · 24 Oct 2025 · Trade press

  5 Retail Moves You Need to Know: Gap, Morrisons, AllSaints, DFS x Pinterest, Gen Beta

  Five Things Friday — Gap’s London Comeback, Morrisons’ ESL Rollout, AllSaints Pop‑Ups, DFS x Pinterest, Gen BetaToday’s agenda: five moves reshaping UK retail—and what to do next.NEWS FLASH LINE‑UP• Gap returns to London with three stores (Covent Garden, White City, Wembley) b…

• podcast · 17 Oct 2025 · Trade press

  From Influencers to Community Creators: Prada, Morrisons, Walmart, and Ted Baker’s Big Retail Moves | Five Things Friday

  Simone Oloman joins Alex Rezvan to unpack how authenticity, community, and creativity are rewriting retail influence — from Prada’s cinematic London takeover to Morrisons’ 1-hour grocery promise.1️⃣ The new face of influence — Why real voices, not million-follower celebrities,…

• podcast · 10 Oct 2025 · Trade press · primary theme

  ASOS Live Shopping, Harrods Tech, Asda’s Charity TikTok Shop, and Lidl’s Price Slash — With Simone Oloman

  🌐 Visit Retail News.AI, your premium destination for the most relevant, cutting-edge information in the retail sector: https://retailnews.ai/💬 Which of these trends do you think will shape the future of retail the most — and why? Share your thoughts in the comments below!✅ S…

• podcast · 8 Sept 2025 · Trade press · primary theme

  Five Things Friday EU: TikTok Shop, Amazon Second-Chance, Decathlon City, US Parcels, Zalando Beauty

  Fast EU retail intel: marketplace moves, refurbished economics, urban formats, cross-border shocks, and beauty platform plays.Fnac Darty’s TikTok Shop test, Amazon’s Second Chance Deal Days across Europe, Decathlon’s new “City” format inside Boulanger in Paris, the impact of n…

• podcast · 5 Sept 2025 · Trade press

  Five Things Friday UK - M&S, ONS Data Delay, TikTok GMV Max, Charlotte Tilbury Pop‑ups

  M&S launches a dedicated resale shop on eBay (with Reskinned), the ONS delays July retail sales to 5 Sept, TikTok Shop’s GMV Max becomes the only supported campaign type, Sainsbury’s begins a facial‑recognition trial, Lush closes UK stores for a day in solidarity with Gaza…

• podcast · 22 Aug 2025 · Vendor · primary theme

  Five Things Friday: USA, UK, Europe & APAC — Culture, Commerce, and What Moves Next

  Glossier joins TikTok Shop, Adidas rewrites nostalgia, back‑to‑school spend pulls forward, Prime vs Walmart deals, UK ultrafast delivery, loyalty reboots, agentic AI pilots, France’s “Drive,” Mango’s stylist AI, Gulf luxury momentum, Reliance x Shein, live commerce scale.Welco…

• podcast · 8 Aug 2025 · Trade press

  Five Things Friday US: Zalando’s Growth, ShopMy, Hailey Bieber’s Rhode, Resale Boom, and Martha Stewart’s Global Move

  In this week’s Five Things Friday – US Edition, Alex Rezvan is joined by Jill Dvorak, SVP of Content at the National Retail Federation (NRF), to unpack five key stories shaping retail right now.We cover:1️⃣ Zalando’s European Growth — How the fashion giant is exceeding forecas…

• podcast · 11 Jul 2025 · Trade press · primary theme

  Five Things Friday USA #1: Glossier’s TikTok Move, Adidas Superstar & Prime Day Insights

  Alex & Jill Dvorak unpack key US retail stories: Glossier on TikTok, Adidas’ Superstar comeback, NRF Back-to-School data & Prime Day showdown.⏩ Jump straight into it:00:00 Welcome & Intro to Jill Dvorak (NRF)00:47 Glossier’s Big TikTok Move03:17 Adidas Superstar Re…