All Podcast Episodes
The Interview: British Independent Retailers Association CEO Andrew Goodacre
In this episode of The Interview series, recorded at Spring Fair 2022, host Karl McKeever is joined by British Independent Retailers Association CEO Andrew Goodacre and Jayne Weldon, ECommerce Manager of new BIRA-backed online trading platform Neartoo. While The Retail Exchange’s Mark Faithfull talks to Claire Leigh, founder of award-winning independent retailer, Two Ducks.
During the pandemic, customers were increasingly keen to support smaller, independent and community retailers. But will bricks-and-mortar independent retail still be popular and relevant as we move forward? BIRA CEO Andrew Goodacre believes so. Now it’s time for independent shops, run by owners with passion and commitment, to seize the moment.
The Interview: BOXPARK founder Roger Wade
The Interview: BOXPARK x London Designer Outlet: In this latest episode of The Interview Series host Karl McKeever is joined by BOXPARK founder Roger Wade and London Designer Outlet general manager Sue Shepherd. Together, they discuss strategies for making neighbourhoods a pleasing place, and the formula that will ensure bricks-and-mortar retail and hospitality doesn’t just survive, but thrives.
The Special: 2020 Year in Review
The Special - 2020 Year in Review: As 2020 rolls to a close, our final podcast episode of the year reflects on the year that was. A year in retail, like no other. Special co-hosts Karl McKeever and Natalie Berg reflect on the past year in retail and look ahead at what’s to come in what everyone hopes will be a brighter 2021.
Episode 12: Results Business
Episode 12 - Results Business: As retailers release their ‘Golden Quarter’ results, our guests reflect on the latest trading updates and ponder the strategies that some retailers should be adopting to deliver success in the year ahead.
The Special: Consumer Behaviour
The Special - Consumer Trends: As the decade draws to a close, we bring you three special episodes exploring the challenges and opportunities that will lie in store for retail in the next ten years. In this second episode, we discuss evolving consumer habits and societal trends. In association with World Retail Congress.
The Interview: British Retail Consortium
The Interview: British Retail Consortium: In an exclusive interview, recorded at the World Retail Congress 2019, host Ben Bland sits down with Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium to discuss the challenges facing UK retail in the light on unprecedented change in the industry that's resulted in difficult trading conditions and evolving shopper habits.
In Focus: Mall Overhaul
In Focus - Mall Overhaul: In this episode, we explore how mall owners will keep enticing shoppers in the years ahead. Will the big anchor store still be the big draw? And what will the mall experience of tomorrow look like?
The Interview: O2
The Interview: O2: In this edition, broadcaster and business journalist Declan Curry talks to Bridget Lea, O2 director of stores, online, multichannel and supply chain. She recalls the journey so far for the business and looks ahead to what's still in store for the fast-changing mobile phone retailing marketplace.
The Interview: House of Fraser
The Interview: House of Fraser: In this first of The Interview Series, broadcaster and business journalist Declan Curry meets House of Fraser’s Dr Dorothy Maxwell, who reflects on the retailer’s new department store and efforts to make retailers and stores more sustainable.
In Focus: Mainstream Retail
In Focus - Mainstream Retail: Our panel of leading industry thinkers discuss the challenges that mainstream retailers are facing and several ideas on what can be done to get stores back on track.
In Focus: Stores of the Future
In Focus - Stores of the Future: In our launch episode, senior industry thinkers discuss Stores of the Future, what’s worthy of attention, why there is still much work to do and what could, or should, retailers do to change their approach.