All Podcast Episodes
The Interview: HEMA
The Interview - HEMA: In this latest episode of The Interview Series, we talk exclusively to Tjeerd Jegen, CEO of HEMA to explore how a ‘return on value and values’ is helping drive new growth, and to shine a spotlight on his own storied retail career.
The Interview: OKA
The Interview - OKA: In this special episode of The Interview Series, our host Ben Bland looks ahead to Retail Week Live 2020 with Sarah Clark – Advisory Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer of luxury homewares retailer OKA.
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: Retail Sustainability
The Special - Retail Sustainability: In final episode of our series of special podcasts exploring the future of retail in the next ten years., we discuss why sustainability will become a key business driver and how retailers can be more planet positive. In association with World Retail Congress.
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 Special: Retail Technology
The Special - Retail Technology: 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 first episode, we talk technology. In association with World Retail Congress.
The Interview: Rituals Cosmetics
The Interview - Rituals Cosmetics: In this episode of The Interview Series, we sit down with Richard Lems, Director of Format & Design at body and home cosmetics retailer Rituals, to discuss the importance of rituals and extol the virtues of ’slow retail’.
The Interview: Macy’s
The Interview: Macy’s: In this special episode, guest host Karl McKeever travels to New York for an exclusive interview with Macy's national director of window presentation, Roya Sullivan. She shares the behind-the-scenes story of preparations for its highly anticipated Christmas windows, and talks about the challenge of managing windows for the one of the world’s most iconic department stores.
The Interview: Allbirds
The Interview - Allbirds: In this special episode, we explore the story of footwear brand Allbirds. Guest host Karl McKeever travels to San Francisco for an exclusive interview with the brand’s head of global retail operations, Travis Boyce, to learn more about this increasingly popular shoe brand with sustainability at its heart.
The Interview: HSBC
The Interview: HSBC: In an exclusive interview, recorded at Tech Festival 2019, host Jason Bradbury sits down with Josh Bottomley, global head of digital, data and development at HSBC, to discuss the tech challenges of becoming a successful retail bank in the digital world.
The Interview: V-Mart
The Interview: V-Mart: In this episode, host Ben Bland sits down with V-Mart chief operating officer Samir Misra, to discover more about the country's economic boom, the retailer's high velocity growth, and its blueprint for delivering sustained retail success. Recorded at World Retail Congress 2019.
The Interview: Samsung KX
In this episode, we revisit our interview with Samsung Showcase Director Tanya Weller. She joined guest host Jason Bradbury to discuss the story behind the Samsung KX concept and explore her many career highlights.
The Interview: Cheil
The Interview: Cheil UK: In this episode, special guest host Jason Bradbury sits down with David Coombs, head of strategic services at Cheil UK to talk about the changing face of brand loyalty, the issue of consumer data rights ownership, and sort tech myths from the reality.
The Interview: thredUP
The Interview: thredUP: In this special episode, guest host Karl McKeever travels to San Francisco for an exclusive interview with thredUP president Anthony Marino. We also catch up with the brand's co-founder and CTO Chris Homer, during his visit to Tech. Festival 2019, to learn about the technology fuelling its phenomenal growth.
The Interview: Three UK
The Interview: Three UK: In an exclusive interview, recorded at Future Stores 2019, host Martin Popplewell sits down with Three UK Head of Omnichannel & Digital First, Graham Johnston, to talk about the importance of delivering a seamless customer experience, and what lies in store in a 5G connected future.
The Interview: Unrobe
The Interview: Unrobe: Dutch clothing label Unrobe is a new sustainable fashion brand on a mission to dress people by 'undressing' the fashion industry. Host Ben Bland caught up with the brand’s founder, Daan Ubachs for an exclusive interview, to discuss why there has never been a better, or more important time, for change. Recorded at World Retail Congress 2019
The Interview: Happy Socks
The Interview: Happy Socks: Recorded at World Retail Congress 2019, Happy Socks’ head of retail, Aleksander Milenkovic sits down with Ben Bland to talk about the brand’s story – one that’s full of colourful designs, celebrity collaborations and exceptional charm, that’s guaranteed to make you smile.
The Interview: Riverford Organic
The Interview: Riverford Organic Farmers: In an exclusive interview, recorded at the World Retail Congress 2019, our host Ben Bland is joined by Riverford Organic Farmers' founder, Guy Singh-Watson, to talk about the award-winning business which puts its success down to a spirit of ethical trading, and to discover why his decision to shun traditional retailers was, in his view, a good thing.
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.
The Interview: Rapha
The Interview - Rapha: In this episode of The Interview Series, we sit down with Rapha’s Director of Retail & Development, Caroline Crosswell, and Head of Retail, Darren Read, to explore our growing love of all things two-wheeled.