This week we are joined by Stefan Loncar, the founder of data analytics company Loncom Consulting. We discussed how Loncom has helped fashion brands with managing their inventory, common errors retailers often make with their data management, and how technological development may lead to even more opportunities for data-driven decision making ..read more

This week we spoke with Kate Ancketill, founder and CEO of GDR Creative Intelligence, a business futurist consultancy. We spoke about the global macro trends that affect retail and what they mean for a five year horizon, how the age of abundance is giving way to a reconstruction based around efficiency and AI based consumer experience, and why the successful retail firms of tomorrow needs sophisticated strategies from the off ..read more

This week we are joined by Anna Uprichard, Vice President of Commerce for Blackhawk Network. We discussed how the £1trillion pound gift card market has developed over the years, how they can help drive customer acquisition, and how they may be an innovative solution to mitigating rising staff costs ..read more

This week we spoke with Theo Paphitis, owner of Rymans, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue, who became a household name appearing as one of the famous Dragons on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den. We spoke about how he overcame dyslexia during his education, his early entrepreneurial career, his high street business empire, his experience owning Millwall FC, and how he can’t choose a favourite from his collection of cars ..read more

This episode we are joined by Nikolay Piriankov, the CEO of Bespoke Jeweller Taylor & Hart. We discussed his early entrepreneurial spirit and whether retail leaders are born or made, the challenges and opportunities of operating in a highly fragmented market and why retailers should not be solely focused on guaranteeing low returns ..read more

This week we speak with Stuart Russell, chief strategy officer at Plinc, a customer data technology company. We spoke about the changing nature of personalized customer communications and how retail marketeers are adapting, how Plinc can bring together a retailer's disparate data sources and produce insights that help the marketing team have maximum impact, and how AI looks set to revolutionize the space ..read more

This week we are joined by Jessica Hanley, founder of Piglet in Bed, the luxury bedding and homeware retailer. We discussed how important branding and marketing is when launching a new lifestyle brand, the process and intricacies of opening its first bricks and mortar stores, and how it plans to become a heritage brand of the future ..read more

This week we’re joined by Lex Deak, the founder of e-commerce app basket. In this episode we discuss his latest venture and how it is revolutionising how consumers track the products they desire , what its like taking a business from start-up to exit and how you should go about courting investors for your business ..read more

This week we’re joined by Charlotte Broadbent, the UK Country Lead for online wholesale marketplace, Faire. We discuss how Faire has revolutionised the wholesale game, the ways in which it supports independent retailers and brands, and what the future of the High Street looks like in the coming year ..read more

This week we spoke with Tillie Peel, founder of the Pop Up club, which takes unused retail spaces and turns them into pop up venues for a collective of small retailers. We discussed how Tillie went from having her own pop up to founding the collective, how some of the small brands have found big success through the model, and how she selects new pop ups to come aboard from thousands of applications ..read more