RetailCraft - digital retail, ecommerce and brands - Retail Podcast

In the spirit of 'summer reading' and bookclubs, we asked our community on Linkedin what books they were reading on retail, and which authors would they like to hear us interview in the studio. As a result we're pleased that four of the most-suggested authors agreed to brave the oppressive humidity of a London 'summer' day to chat with us about their latest books, their experiences, motivations an...

Back in the studio for this episode we're joined by three retailers covering feet, handbags and vintage. David Williams is the Senior Director of Direct to Consumer, EMEA and Japan for Deckers Brands and we hear about the multichannel business, skills and working in Japan. Deckers brands comprise Ugg, Teva and Hoka. Rhea Jeffery is the Head of eCommerce at Beyond Retro and we hear of the global sc...

This month we’ve let Ian Jindal out of the studio, and he’s been on a road trip to Copenhagen. Ian was there to host a RetailCraft Dinner, where we bring together the people behind brands’ successes for an off-the-record evening of conversation. During the day, however, he visited two Danish-yet-global jewellery brands to see how they are delivering multichannel sales and experience. First stop wa...

We have Luxury on our minds this episode, starting with an interview with David Boyle, Customer Insights Director at Harrods. We hear how data and insight are used to support the one-of-a-kind cross-channel experience for this unique store, and we present an extract from our conversation with David. Martin Shaw, our Head of Research, and Emma Herrod, Executive Editor join to discuss the recently-r...

Two brands (one new, one longer-standing) talking about their approach to 'the store'. As Made.com expands their central London showcase store, and Crabtree & Evelyn look to scale their 'townhouse' approach, we are privileged to chat with two of their leaders in the studio. Annabel Jack (Chief Commercial Officer, Made.com) and Ros Lawler (General Manager, Crabtree & Evelyn) join me, Jamie...

Sienne Veit, (Director, Digital at John Lewis) and Alexandre Meerson (founder of the eponymous Meerson brand) join us the studio to chat over a range of topics - although we keep coming back to love! Sienne's role covers a very wide brief and is central to John Lewis' drives to be a multichannel, digitially-enabled, customer-centred business. We learn about the role, and the John Lewis approach to...

Sean McKee of Schuh joins us for episode 6, and provides his unique combination of dry insight, challenge and humour. In a wide-ranging chat we cover Schuh's proposition and how speed, accuracy and convenience are at the heart of the multichannel approach. Sean reflects on their products being "items in the moment", and due to the availability of brands and product elsewhere, satisfying the custom...

In our 5th episode's discussion with the people behind multichannel retail we catch up with Annabel Thorburn, VP of eCommerce at Sweaty Betty, and Jamie de Cesare, Digital Director at Orlebar Brown. Sweaty Betty is a characterful 'athleisure' brand that originated in the UK and now has stores internationally. Known for a direct, fun tone and stores that host yoga events and are very friendly, we a...

Back in the studio after the summer, we have an episode that's roughly focused on the new checkout. Within the episode we have an interview with the CEO and founder of Zippin, the San Francisco startup that has its own take on the "Amazon Go"-style checkout-less store. We discuss how the idea came to Krishna Motukuri, the CEO and the technical approach they've taken. Of interest is that we see a s...

A half hour's discussion on the people behind the performance in multichannel retail. In this episode Nadine Neatrour and Sally Heath Minto of Revolution Beauty join Ian Jindal in the studio, along with Martin Shaw, Head of Research and Jamie Merrick, Director Industry Strategy and Insights at Salesforce. This two-header gives a behind-the-scenes view of the social-media, brand-first, distruptive,...

A half hour's discussion on the people behind the performance in multichannel retail. Sarah Stagg, Director of Digital at The Rug Company,  joins Ian Jindal in the studio, along with Martin Shaw, Head of Research at RetailX, Emma Herrod, Editor of InternetRetailing Magazine and Jamie Merrick, Director Industry Strategy and Insights at Salesforce. We were keen to chat with Sarah having seen her wor...

A half hour's discussion on the people behind the performance in multichannel retail. In this episode David Kohn, eCommerce and Customer Service Director at Heals joins Ian Jindal in the studio, along with Emma Herrod, Editor of InternetRetailing Magazine and Jamie Merrick, Director Industry Strategy and Insights at Salesforce. We discuss customers' expectations and how these can be satisfied give...