Category: Podcast
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RetailCraft Podcast #37 – ”three children in every garment” – Tern and Polarn O. Pyret
With us in the studio were Kate, from Tern.eco and Mats who founded Polarn O. Pyret (PO.P) in the UK, recently amalgamated from master-franchisee to part of the global operation. Kate Walmsley is a pioneering retail leader who has created a platform to integrate second-hand sales into a brand’s offering, integrating the option to buy…
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RetailCraft Podcast #36 – ”Discerning and Resourceful” – Jennifer North of Hobbycraft
Joining us in the studio at the end of 2022, Jennifer North, Head of Digital Experience at Hobbycraft, gives us an eye-opening insight to the demanding, innovative craft and hobby market in the UK, and their multipronged and entrepreneurial position. We hear about the craft customer – artists, hobbyists, businesses and the growing “sidehustle” generation…
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RetailCraft Podcast #35 – “Asset Management” – Ceanne Fernandes-Wong of Cocoon
Cocoon is a London-based circular subscription service for bag lovers. Not just any old bags – high end, desirable handbags. They operate a membership model, where a subscription unlocks access to the collection and weekly drops to support maintain freshness and energy. The business blends luxury service, product experience, sustainable and circular business models and of…
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RetailCraft 34 – ”Phenotype” – Andy Jayes of Fenwicks
Available on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retailcraft-34-phenotype-andy-jayes-of-fenwicks/id1418542382?i=1000588131423 Andy Jayes is a retail and digital veteran, and has earned that accolade given his background in BHS, House of Fraser, Selfridges, Virgin Megastores… along with covering the gamut of digital – from product and merchandising, via operations and development – to his current role as Digital Director at Fenwicks,…
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RetailCraft 33 – ”The detail and the dream” – Camilla Henriksson of H&M
Available on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retailcraft-33-the-detail-and-the-dream-camilla/id1418542382?i=1000571651637 Camilla Henriksson is the Global Brand Innovation Manager at H&M, as well as the Global Head of Customer Experience for their Lifestyle Brands… that should give you a clue as to just how busy Camilla is, and the range of her interests. We caught up with her fresh from the…
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RetailCraft 32 – ”In the path of the customer” – Megan Maley of Zalando SE
Available on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retailcraft-32-in-the-path-of-the-customer/id1418542382?i=1000567590519 Operating in 25 countries, with 49million active customers and featuring 5,800 brands, Zalando is a European fashion powerhouse that we’ve long tracked and admired. Megan Maley spoke at Shoptalk Europe 2022 when we launched the Global Elite 1000 report, and I invited her to share with us some of the…
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RetailCraft 31 – ”Glass-box brands” – Provenance.org and Kingfisher PLC
Available on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retailcraft-31-glass-box-brands-provenance-org-and/id1418542382?i=1000555699733 Provenance provides a framework for retailers and brands to assess, monitor and communicate their sustainability, and this has progressed from a technology play (developing data and blockchain services) into “sustainability marketing technology”. We go behind the scenes with Jessi Baker, the founder and CEO, and along the way discuss the…
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RetailCraft 29 – ”By no means stereotypical” – logistics, cannabis, data, pivots…
Available on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retailcraft-29-by-no-means-stereotypical-logistics/id1418542382?i=1000549506060 As we return to the studio, this is a conversation full of surprises, of twists, turns and revelations, and it’s one of those serendipitous discussions that just leave you thinking “wow”. We hear from Claire Bottle, the new-ish CEO of the UK Warehousing Association. Claire covers the serendipity that led…
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RetailCraft 27 – “Attainable and Sustainable” – AnotherTomorrow.co
Podcast with Vanessa Barboni Hallik of Another Tomorrow (https://lnkd.in/eRardBc8) At the intersection of sustainability, design and technology, Another Tomorrow is an inspiring, lucid and enlightening startup that ‘bakes in’ the circular economy to its whole business model. The founder and CEO, Vanessa Barboni Hallik, kindly invited me to her Bleeker Street store when I was in #NYC a fortnight ago, and despite the early…
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RetailCraft 21 – “One-way and two-way doors” – Chris Poad, Managing Director, Online at Tesco PLC
Chris Poad, Managing Director, Online at Tesco PLC joins us in the studio for a wide-ranging and extensive discussion. Fresh from a series of senior roles at Amazon (heading Fulfilment by Amazon, then Director, Amazon Business International), Chris has returned to the UK to take up the reins at Tesco’s online activities – just in…